niresnave's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Misogyny and Abandonment
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Abandonment, Infidelity, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
apolen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Car accident, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
dranaisjourney's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Child death, Body shaming, and Death
dkgreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Misogyny and Panic attacks/disorders
sami_leigh's review against another edition
5.0
I’m going to get comfortable disappointing other people to avoid disappointing myself.
Because I’ve been staring at Jasper Gervais since I was ten years old, and suddenly . . . he’s staring back.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexism
Minor: Death, Child death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident
mmvr08's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Toxic relationship
thefantasybookaddict's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, Death, and Miscarriage
whichdirection's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
amanda_reads13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Years later, Sloan, now a prima ballerina, is set to marry an asshole her father has chosen for her. Her dad is using her as a pawn to advance his business and treats her like his property. Jasper, now a professional goalie, has to sit back and watch his best friend make, what he believes to be, the biggest mistake of her life. He has spent years trying to get Sloan to see the truth about her father, but she refuses to see it.
Spoiler
On the day of her wedding, Sloan receives a video showing her fiance cheating on her. Jasper comes to her rescue and takes her to Chestnut Springs. They arrive only to be dealt another blow, Beau is MIA.I adore Sloan and Jaspers relationship. Sloan has had feelings for Jasper since the day they met, but Jasper always brushed it off as a childhood crush. As children, they became incredibly close. Jasper had experienced so much trauma in his short life and was so quiet and closed off. He felt like he could talk about anything with Sloan and knew that she would never judge him. Jasper is highly anxious and Sloan is his safety net. She is always there to support him. As their relationship grows, he becomes more comfortable with himself and opens up more.
I feel like the conflict in the book is understandable.
Spoiler
Jasper has never felt that he was good enough for Sloan, he has had feelings for her for years but after the threat from her father, he felt he had to stay away. Yes her could have told her, but at that point she didn't see the truth about her father and she probably would have taken her father's side over Jasper's. He felt like he had something to prove and that he couldn't act upon his feelings until he had made something of himself. Then once Jasper decides to act on his feelings, Sloan has a hard time trusting that his feelings are true. She has loved him for years, so why is he reaiprocating them now after so long?I feel like the Beau story line was unnecessary and was really pushed aside for most of the book.
I LOVE that the other family members were so present in this book! I love seeing how their relationships have grown and how close the family is.
Tropes: friends to lovers, small town
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, Misogyny, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief