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Lilac by B.B. Reid

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jessanicolesingh's review against another edition

emotional funny tense 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

I really enjoyed the premise of this book; an enemies to lovers reverse harem with a rock band on tour, HEAVY on the bully trope. It was hot, fun, and full of angst, yet had a lot of emotional factors too.

This book was a slow, slow burn. The bully cycle was on rinse and repeat, and they had miscommunications galore. Keeping up with this crew's hot and cold tension gave me some serious whiplash, but I knew what I signed up for.

Each of the three men were different enough in personalities and their individual relationships with the FMC, but I still found myself having to double check halfway through each chapter to remind myself whose POV I was reading.

I also found that the synesthesia was a little much sometimes. I totally understand it's role in the story, but it was mentioned so much it was hammered to death rather than just into your head.

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juju2601's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tiffany_reads_books's review against another edition

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3.0

I made it through, but it felt like walking through water. I got to the end, but it took some effort—it felt like I had to push myself through at times. I think the book could have been about 100 pages shorter, which might have made the pacing feel better for me. I'm glad I finished it, but honestly, I am not sure it was worth it.

It's also worth noting that this is a bully romance, and the bullying is quite heavy for the first 35-45% of the book.

susiepedersen's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

stacybelle's review

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

k8zims's review against another edition

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I know this is a bully romance, but as a reader that puts herself in the shoes of the main character- I could not deal with the men. I wasn’t willing to continue reading to justify their behaviors.