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amyreadsandsails's review against another edition
5.0
MF - contemporary romance - moderate steam - pov first dual - white MCs - child free - class gap - mental health rep (addiction) - found family (MMC) - opposites attract - good girl/bad boy - second chance - small town - virgin (FMC, in flashback when she's 18) - 5 stars.
After reading Bittersweet, which is fairly low-angst, this was a sucker punch. There is so much going on here -crooked cops, abusive parents, past death of a sibling, drug addiction, alcoholic parent - but also I was SO HOOKED.
It was great to see the Shipley family and watch Jude learn to lean on them and trust himself more. The way Sarina Bowen wrote his addiction felt very real.
After reading Bittersweet, which is fairly low-angst, this was a sucker punch. There is so much going on here -
It was great to see the Shipley family and watch Jude learn to lean on them and trust himself more. The way Sarina Bowen wrote his addiction felt very real.
The ONLY thing I didn't like about this book: frequent use of the word crazy and one instance of use of the word slave (in a trivializing manner ie sex slave)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
100_pages_hr's review against another edition
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident
chelle_benedetti's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Car accident
Moderate: Physical abuse
tragicgloom's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Police brutality and Grief
Minor: Abandonment
samthebookslayer's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Car accident
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