hapalyn'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: Abandonment, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Sexual content, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Toxic relationship and Sexual harassment
neermboop'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
I adore a book where you feel all the feels.
We went through hating the grump football player Aiden, to tolerating him, yo understanding him, then loving him. 🫠
I do love when a dumb single minded (football) man opens up his eyes to see what is right in front of his face. 🙈👀👋
Vanessa knew her worth and wasn't a pushover. I love that about her. Aiden was protective but let her do her own thing. 🥰
I don't re-read many books, but this is definitely on the list 💕💖
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident
Minor: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship
joey_paige'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
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Violence, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Deportation, Grief, and Sexual harassment
addieisreading'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
4.75
“I always learn from my mistakes. We made a good team once. We’ll make a good team again.”
I’ve never read any book of Mariana Zapata but I knew it was my thing due to the comments saying how annoyingly slow the romance would develop in her books and how introvert most of her male characters were. This book weren’t any different from what they said. It took me a while to get the hang of it since the beginning is very slow and the writing was kinda off to me (The author put the main character’s thoughts randomly in the middle of the scenes, which interrupts my line and thinking and distracts me from what’s happening in the plot). The female main character sounded quite annoying at first with the exaggerated overthinking but, at some point, I got used to it. She turned into a very badass assertive woman throughout time and one of my favorite characters from romance books along her boy. Vanessa and Aiden won’t get out of my head any sooner. Wish there were more but I think I’m all by myself (and a few fanfics) now.
Minor: Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism
__romancereader__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Drug use, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Death
Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the other characters you meet/hear about in the book🫶🏼🫶🏼Enjoy😁😁ashhreadings'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? No
3.75
Minor: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction
faithlipka's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse
shanno_h0'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Child abuse
ranjanireviewsreads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
My chief complaint is that I wanted to spend more time with Vanessa and Aiden after they got together. I'm really glad there was no third-act-breakup - I'm honestly tired of this trope.
Would highly recommend for adult romance fans.
Spice level: 🌶🌶.5 (one detailed scene; one semi-detailed scene)
Spoiler
My other complaint is the epilogue. Now, this is more of a personal opinion and not something that would make the book better necessarily. I don't like kids. I like kids in books even less, especially when my characters have said kids. That's the only reason I didn't like the epilogue. It was short, yes, and sweet. But it had kids.Graphic: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Moderate: Cursing, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Body shaming
TW/CW: -- Parent with addiction - Alcoholic parent -- Abusive father (abuse mentioned; off-page) -- Abusive family - Abusive sisters (graphic detail) -- Alcohol abuse (mentioned; off-page) -- Alcohol use (minor) -- Intimate partner violence (mentioned; off-page) -- Child Protective Services mention - fostering mention - foster family mention - Cursing (moderate)luvsrdg'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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse