jackieyvette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Damien is a great love interest (even though I hate his name) and Abigail is super relatable and I love her.
I’ve only read the one other book from this universe, but this one was for sure the better of the two
Crying score: No
Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
annikaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Infidelity
backitupmoony's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Body shaming
Minor: Domestic abuse and Violence
bffbookclubbritt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Abbie wants revenge on her jerk boyfriend who broke up with her because she’s not Reese Witherspoon so she decides to sleep with his boss who is not Luke Wilson. This is a classic case of too much tell and not enough show. I get it, you like pink. I get it, he’s a jerk. I get it, the boss is a hottie. I got to the point where I would skip entire pages and literally missed nothing from the story because it was so repetitive.
This book starts off as “sticking it to the patriarchy” by getting revenge on a controlling a-hole, but then she ends up dating A CONTROLLING A-HOLE. Like cool if that’s what the author is into but don’t pretend you’re going to make this about women’s rights then make the love interest just a different flavor of sexist.
Don’t even get me STARTED on the cringey romance scenes and constant grammatical errors. *shivers*
0/5 stars, honestly.
Minor: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Infidelity
cluckieduck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I know that, as romance readers, we need to suspend our disbelief and enjoy the fantasy of HEAs but this relationship is toxic AF. You're gonna tell me that a self-described player who enjoys his women 'young, blonde, and soft' will change his spots with a woman who's been unceremoniously dumped after being trapped in a 4-year abusive relationship and it's gonna work out?? While I enjoyed the age-gap, Damien and his magic peen were too perfect. If Damien says it's ok, Abbie believes it's ok. Damien says 'yes', Abbie says 'oh.' The number of first time experiences for Abbie because 'guys don't do that' or 'guys don't like that,' but in swaggers 'Mr. Man' Damien to show her how a 'real man' behaves...my eyes could not have rolled further back.
Anyways, I didn't connect with either MC or any side character and found the story fairly lacklustre. The perfect holiday read it was not.
Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism, Gaslighting, and Misogyny
Minor: Body shaming and Infidelity
symabee's review against another edition
3.0
*Age Gap
A woman seeks revenge on her douchebag ex-boyfriend by hooking up with his boss, but she never expected she'd fall for him.
This was a really cute spin on legally blonde! The FMC Abbie had a heart of gold and is trying to rediscover herself after a horrible relationship ends, and the MMC Damien is a kind and successful lawyer who just wants to treat Abbie right. What's not to love?
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Infidelity
adenosine14's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny and Physical abuse
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content
nadiaherondale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
_savannahreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism