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Te esperaré by Jennifer L. Armentrout

28 reviews

amluebke's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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raineonjupiter's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

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

1.5

Mini Update: it's literally been 2 months since I read this and shi you not I don't remember anything that happens

OG review: Listen was this art, no, but ngl it was a nice wee read, it read like fanfiction but what do you expect from a 2013 romance book based in college? I think there was a grand total of like 1 miscommunication and it was quickly shot down in the following chapter. It was also a genuine slow burn and ofc as it was NA the spice was there. I will say though the casual slut shaming of one of the characters did kinda piss me off and it did kinda read as a "you're not like the other girls" and some of the dialogue was cringe, once again that is the fault of the 2010s so I can't blame the author.
Overall I appreciate the writer treated the adult characters as adults like all of their responses to things ended up being quite mature or justified. I won't be continuing the series nor buying a physical copy (romance series like this ain't my thing and the real people being on the cover pisses me off).

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readingwithtrey's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

“He said something like things can’t be that bad if the sun is out and shining. Like I said, that stuck with me. Maybe because it’s the truth. As long as the sun is shining, sh*t can’t be that bad.”

I fell in love with Cam from jump. HE HAD A PET TORTOISE NAMED RAPHAEL Y’ALL!!! 🥹 I’m legit trying to do the math & figure out if I can safely get a pet tortoise or will my 3yo terrorize it. 😅

But fr, I am shook that I never see this book on booksta! Fun story: My sister and I were in target one day last year & I kept going back to this book mainly because of the cover. I didn’t end up buying it so she got it for me for Christmas!

I loved it so much. It could easily be binged in a day but once I met Cam, I had to slow down. He was too adorable and I wasn’t ready for story to be over. And Avery 😭. My heart broke for her. She was really let down by everyone around her. But I was so proud of her growth!

Read if you enjoy:
💙 slow burn
💙 college setting
💙 friends to lovers
💙 found family

**please check content warnings before going into this one, but I highly recommend it.

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myinvinciblesummer's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

The topic of how we discuss the trauma of past SA has definitely evolved since this book. While the love story was sweet and lovely, I couldn’t enjoy it because of how poorly the SA was handled in this book, and how it was constantly clobbered over our head. Not that it isn’t an important thing to talk about but I was constantly on edge because it was brought up so often. The SA topic was handled in a jarring and blunt manner. From the description of the act, too many details brought up again and again of how cruelly victims are treated, etc. I found it really triggering and I don’t suggest this book for other SA survivors

I refuse to say the fact it was SA is a spoiler. It’s in front of our faces from almost the very beginning that the FMC was SAed in some way and that everyone in her life acted cruelly.

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