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Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy

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shaykay's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

3.5

I was curious about this book but didn’t know what it was about. I just knew that the author was going to be at Sweetgrass. She has a special edition of this book that will be at Sweetgrass, and it’s gorgeous, but I didn’t want to buy it without reading it first to know if it was something I’d like to reread. Looking back, I think going blind is the best way to go because I couldn’t stop trying to figure things out the whole time I thought. Ari’s story was going to end one way. Still, the next, I thought we were shifting into something completely different. Then, finally, I’d go back to thinking that her story was moving back to the original plan. It was crazy, but it is a very emotional story. Ari, her twin brother, and their three best friends are starting college. At the beginning of this book, something happens during their last big party before school starts, and Ari withdraws from everything. So, for the majority of the book, we see her struggling with what happened, coming to terms with it, and eventually moving on. But of course, things can’t just end happily and efficiently; we have to have some more turmoil, which was just wild. I enjoyed the book overall, but I struggled hard at the beginning because I felt I was missing something. We meet a ton of people at the beginning of this book, and it just kept feeling like I should’ve known who these people are, but this book is a standalone, so I don’t know where they come from. So, I think I personally just missed a book somewhere. Although I enjoyed this book overall, I don’t see myself rereading it, so I’m not going to buy the beautiful edition because I need to be a little pickier about which books, I believe, since there will be so many people there.
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bmitch21's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

First off, let me start off by saying this book is a 5 ⭐️ read! and what a journey this book was! This was my first book by Megan Brandy, and it didn’t disappoint not one bit. The book starts off so innocent and fun, a group of friends, more like family really, heading off to college together to start their adult lives. They’re all thick as thieves. The story focuses around Arianna, Ari for short, our FMC, and her journey of love and healing. This is told in such a beautifully tragic way. The author rips our hearts out. I stayed up till 2am silent sobbing next to my husband to finish this. I couldn’t put it down and needed to know how this story ended. I cannot emphasize this enough, it is SO BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN.
Also, there is spice and I give this one 3 🌶️
If you’re on the fence abt this one, just read it. It’s amazing. It’ll be one I’m left thinking abt for a long time and telling all my book besties abt.
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culzean's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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oceaneguayvezina's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Read twice. Best book of 2023 so far. I loved that I didn't know with which one she'd end up with for a major part of the book. At first, I was team Chase for like 20 pages. A good old childhood friends to lovers is always welcomed. However, the second Noah stepped in, I was in love. Chase who? And I don't wanna talk about how he hurts Arianna in the beginning, and how he has the guts to clame her back. Noah's mother was one of my favorite part and the fact that she died at the end broke my heart. Made me cry at the end, but for good reasons. 
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mellifluousmemos's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Say You Swear has gotten a lot of attention on Book Tok, and to be honest, I don't really understand the hype. This book was not written well. Not only were there many typos throughout, there were also moments when the scene was rushed so fast that I couldn't keep track of where the characters were, let alone which characters were speaking. I know this is part of a series and that information is not often shared on Book Tok, and to be fair, I did not read the other two books in this series. However, I think that this book can still be read as a stand alone. I found myself rolling my eyes at a few of the dramatic twists and turns which reminded me of a soap opera, and checking for the ends of chapters because the story was taking too long to get to the next interesting part. I'll admit that some parts made me tear up, and that there were some decently written parts in this book, but I'm just too disappointed with the overall poor writing to consider this anything higher than a 2 star rating. It feels a little more like a very long fan fiction than a unique novel. Sorry, but this does not live up to the hype. 
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jassieex's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

The beginning was really slow. The author put all the emotions and devastation in the last 25%. And the epilogue wasn't really necessary if you would ask me
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kat7794's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-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

3.0

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hazelgirl21's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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maddyb17's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Oh… MY GOODNESS. 

An IMMEDIATE 5 stars from me. This book officially has my entire heart. Noah Riley is the best book boyfriend EVER. This is one of those stories that is written so beautifully that it’ll have you still thinking about it long after you’ve finished. It brought me through a rollercoaster of every single different emotion, and it all came together in the best possible way. 

But no one told me I would need therapy lined up for after I finished this book… I’ll be getting that done shortly. 
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sienasummerrreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

We spent the summer at a family friend's beach house before heading off to college. Everything was great until my brother's best friend shattered my heart and his new teammate at college is there to pick up the pieces. 
Everything was going great until it wasn’t and nothing is clear anymore. 

This book was a rollercoaster. I enjoyed the book but found it quite long for my liking but it is understandable due to what happens. I also found it a little immature at times with most of the characters. Noah and his mum really pulled this book through for me. I just fell in love with this selfless man who would do anything for his girl. Every page I turned I just wanted Noah. The only thing I struggled with Noah about was the motel drinking his sorrows away. I felt that was out of character. Ariana was good but her indecisiveness and when she was around her best friend Cam frustrated me. 

Overall a great read and understand now why everyone is in love with Noah. 

If you love: 

🔹Summer Heartbreak 
🔹Love Triangle 
🔹Firsts & Lasts 
🔹College Life 
🔹Emotional Rollercoaster 
🔹Great Spice

Genre/Type: Emotional Romance 18+
APK: Physical / Audiobook 
Pages: 550
Audio Length: 17hrs 4mins
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️.5
Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone 
Tropes or Themes: Brothers Best Friend, Love Triangle, Friends To Lovers, Found Family, Sports, Football, Team Captain, College, Cursing, Virgin, Letters, Pregnancy Loss, Memory Loss, Loss Of Parent & Medical Content 
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