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melly_book_review's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction
acetheticallyy'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
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicidal thoughts
slee907's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
renrose03's review
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse
jennp28's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Alcohol
endemictoearth's review
4.0
Can a book be a shit sandwich, but the bread is the shit part? Because the beginning of this book is rough (expected to be rough, tho!) and the middle is ooey gooey sweet sappiness, and then, the shit returns (supposed I should have expected it . . . if you subscribe to Chekov's gun but replace gun with "abusive asshole").
There is a lot to like here, but it is bookended by some very traumatic stuff, and the stuff at the end of the book actually affected me a lot more, and I think that the note that 'this book deals with themes of survivorship' possibly isn't sufficient to cover what this book contains. I would recommend this with extreme caution.
May 2024 re-read: Note to self - DO NOT to be influenced to revisit this book again. It is too overblown for my tastes. I'm not changing my rating, but . . . yeah.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
nerdofalltrades's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Car accident
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
mynameisprerna's review
5.0
I did this re-read in the midst of global turmoil when I needed something I knew I would love that I could turn to. And it did not disappoint… although I am very much looking forward to my re-read of the short stories following Lawson & Brody!
I remembered from my first read that
With this reading
I don’t remember
5/15/23 First Review:
I loved this book! I connected deeply with the characters and I found the plot compelling and emotional. Depictions of abuse and survivorship are never going to work for everyone, but I thought they were beautifully done in this book.
Before I read these two books (Gravity and TROTS) I saw a write up about the author that said usually the MCs have their “I love you”s by about 40% of the book, and the third act conflict is something external to them, and boy were they right!
I was a little surprised by this book
The things about Shea
I cried when they were in Dallas and Shea left the bar, and when he came back to Morgan’s bed and begged him to try, relenting to a casual relationship, and again when Morgan got his shit together and finally told Shea they could date.
But most of all, I cried
I read a few reviews from folks who thought that the book was pointless after
The author’s website says there will be more in this hockey universe, and I can’t wait!
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
downtown_kb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
theunrealerin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail