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kell_yeah_reads'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? Yes
3.75
we've got a slow burn, enemies to lovers, with a lil sprinkle of fake date and forced proximity? say. less.
per my spreadsheet:
spice 🌶 - a 4 🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 days
did it make me cry? - yes i did
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
smuttymcbookface's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
- The banter and jokes
- The honest self-reflection on past relationships
- The fake dating tropes
- The balance of daily struggles and looking on the bright side
- How demanding and forthright Hayes was
- The spicy scenes
Things I wasn't so keen on:
- I'm not sure I really felt the spark until way later, when we were supposed to feel it all along? Even with all the banter, the only thing she seemed to like about Hayes was his attractiveness
- Tali apparently being a ridiculously hot 10/10, but being completely unaware the whole book
- The awful book paralleling her situation
Graphic: Alcoholism and Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt
poupimali'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
Tali is one of the best sassy bitter mouthy FMC. She is hilarious and gives as good as one gets.
Hayes is that icy distant guy who absolutely needs to be kicked.
Perfect combination.
What about the beach house??? Because I would have love that they ended there 😍
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
h_gordon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt
rxchel_28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Suicide attempt
plsnotanotherdamselindistress'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
3.0
But this is not a realistic love story...bc how love interest acts at the beginning would definitely be harassment at the work place and his behavior is not cute or edgy but he behaves like a douche, even if it was "just pretend" I did not so much enjoy the beginning, I just did not think it worked perfectly for this story, but the rest I did enjoy.
Spice quantity and quality: 2/5 (the only outstanding part is the thing in the spoiler the rest is okay, little bit boring and not that much)
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt
daisycantread24'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
anovelglimpse's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
You can find this review and others like it at A Novel Glimpse .
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
threeundertwopnw'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
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism
pennedbykdb'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
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt