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songofsummer's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy
buttermellow's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
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
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
lapon's review against another edition
emotional
tense
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
4.0
I liked this one much better when rereading it !
I enjoyed the pining (so much pining) and keeping tabs on the rest of the family.
I enjoyed the pining (so much pining) and keeping tabs on the rest of the family.
Graphic: Ableism and Racial slurs
smuttymcbookface's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I was surprised by how much I disliked this book, after enjoying so many of Lisa Kleypas' previous books, and being excited about Win and Kev based on Mine 'Til Midnight.
What should have been a sweet childhood sweethearts to lovers became a frustrating push-and-pull that was poorly executed, with no remorse and no grovel from Kev who treated Win so poorly. Everything from assuming her a prostitute on first meeting, to not owning up to his actions and nearly ruining her were so unlike the man from the previous book that I couldn't look past it. In addition, needing to ruin the other love interest just to make Kev more appealing was utterly ridiculous. There were so many stupid twists and turns that weren't needed, and destroyed what should have been a angsty love story. I know body-betrayal is a core trope in so many of LK's books, which I can normally look past, but Kev was so irredeemable that it left me seething.
And all of this is not even getting into the stereotypes applied to the Roma men, which were so much worse in this compared to the previous book.
The only positives in this book were the glimpses into Amelia and Cam's relationship, and Bea's meddlesome pets.
What should have been a sweet childhood sweethearts to lovers became a frustrating push-and-pull that was poorly executed, with no remorse and no grovel from Kev who treated Win so poorly. Everything from
And all of this is not even getting into the stereotypes applied to the Roma men, which were so much worse in this compared to the previous book.
The only positives in this book were the glimpses into Amelia and Cam's relationship, and Bea's meddlesome pets.
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia
asha_m's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book has some messed up stereotypes of Romani people embedded. The biological essentialism that the half Romani characters are travelers who also 'need to put down roots' because they're half- Irish is strange. The sections where Merripen is brutish and uncontrollable as part of his 'nature' is really frustrating too! Lisa Kleypas does better in the Wallfowers and Ravenels series' than in the Hathaways in my opinion.
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
Horrendous. The characters were flat and annoying, the plot felt forced throughout the entire novel.
Also, whenever Meripen talked about having intercourse or making Winnifred pregnant he sounded eerily similar to Prince Charles saying he wanted to be a tampon for Camilla. It’s weird- it’s so weird, especially when he talks about his semen as being a parassite inside of her. Excuse me? What did I just read?
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism
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