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Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy

23 reviews

shaykay's review against another edition

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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andycob's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-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

4.75

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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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book_girlie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

“So next time you ask, be sure because I won't deny you again."
“Say you swear."
“I swear."
AAAAAAAAAH!!!
holy fucking fuck. excuse my language but holy fucking fuck. this book made me fall back in love with reading. it made my heart so happy an full, then proceeded to rip it to shreds and then put it back together piece by piece. I sobbed. for like an hour. this book took me for a spin, I didn't see anything coming. Meagan Brandy, miss ma'am, wow. wow. just- wow. Noah and Ari have my entire heart. I did hate it when Ari kept ditching Mase and them for Noah, for no other reason than that Mase, Brady and Cam already missed her so much and now that she was okay she didn't even have much time for them anymore but other that that I love them so much and I wouldn't mind a sequel of their story. I love this universe. Noah is so resilient and loving and strong and my heart just goes out to him. And Ari, ugh I love her so much. she loves hard and with her whole heart and i'm glad she had Noah to take care of her and teach her that she is worth the world and more. infinity fucking stars for the best book boyfriend ever. and then there's Chase. I wanted to punch him at times but honestly I feel for him. I hope he gets his happy ending. Cameron. she was the bestest friend Ari could have asked for. she took care of her and was there when she needed her most and I love her for that. Brady. Brady Baby. the way he loves his friends and family is so fulfilling. the way he cares for everyone made my heart melt and i want to give the biggest, warmest hug for it. I want to hug all the characters in this book. don't even get me started on Noah's mom. Fucking best mother ever. My heart goes out to her. I love the way Meagan writes her characers in this book. They jump off the page and they are just so real and i felt everything. Even Trey who I barely saw for like 3 pages, I loved and cared for. I felt all the feelings that were meant to be felt during this reading experience. I laughed. i kicked my feet in the air with pure giddiness. I cringed. I fell in love. i cried, sobbed. When I say I was freaking bawling my eyes out at 01am, I'm not kidding. i love this book. All the stars. It really fucked me sideways.

I swear.

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readwithkel's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

This is, without question, the worst book I have ever read.

The dialogue was laughably cringy, there were probably 15 completely different plots, tons of unresolved storylines, and a plethora of pointless side characters with unnecessarily elaborate backstories.

If I wasn’t reading this for my book club, this would’ve been a DNF for me.

Honestly, who wants a romance with a side of

amnesia, 2 tragic car accident storylines, the love interest being orphaned, and characters that mostly only have sex when they’re heartbroken

This was literally just such a bizarre and horrible read. I don’t understand how it has so many positive reviews.

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bookswithbethx's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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laylareadsthings's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

This is the true definition of an emotional roller coaster. I went from almost DNFing (sometimes reading the 18ish age range is tough for me, and you’re introduced to A LOT of characters and places very quickly) to literally finishing in one sitting. Noah Riley officially tops the list of book boyfriends, I don’t see him ever being dethroned. Ari is written so beautifully, I absolutely loved her development and emotions, and how she processed everything. I’m not usually one for contemporary sports romances but I found this to be a truly beautiful book that I think anyone who finds themself in a space needing to heal process will truly love. Some really wonderful side characters that I’d love to revisit in the future if they have their own books. Spoilers ahead, but if you want to know why this isn’t a perfect five stars:

I think Chase might just be the most awful character I’ve read in recent memory, and for some reason I could NOT get over his friends not calling him on his absolute disgusting behavior. He was predatory and disturbing throughout, but especially towards the end of the book. And I felt it was disguised with the frequent “but he really is a good guy I swear!” excuse, even though he has not a single redeeming moment or quality. This took me out of the plot flow at times but was resolved in a way that made sense and was true to the story.

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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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sammyssullivan18's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Words cannot explain how good this book is. My emotions were all over the place and heartbreaking as it was in place how heartwarming it was in others that I could just scream into the nothingness. This beautiful story was long but god it just wasn’t long enough and I just wanted more and more. Noah is not just a book boyfriend but a bloody husband. I wanna find a love like his and Arianna’s. Honestly I believe with all my heart that this book is going to stay with me for the rest of my life, that is how powerful it was.

While I hated the tragedy that happen within the story my heart was broken and put back together in the moments after. I will forever refer this book to whoever wants to hear it. I wish I read this book sooner. Also to any guys in the universe, yeah my standards have again been increased so I have a feeling I might be single longer now. THANKS!

If I could rate it with more stars I absolutely would!

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