Reviews with content warning for Violence - Say You Swear

wow , what a rollercoaster of events 🫨

plot line: If she isn't mine in the end, I'll still be hers.
It's torture, but it's true...

For years, I've dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.

It didn't matter how wild I allowed my imagination to run, my future was clear, and he was it.

Until suddenly, he wasn't.

Now there's a new man in my life, one who isn't afraid to go after what he wants, and what he wants... is me.

They say first loves last forever... I hope they're wrong.

my thoughts:
honestly, I felt as though I should have created an “investigation board” to keep on track with this books plot and characters because it was A LOT to handle.

*March book club pick for Forever Reading Romance*

if like love triangles , sport and teen/young love romance books - I think that you may really enjoy this!

as a romance reader that rarely reads these tropes, I was really hoping that I found a book that I could re-read and recommend to others - unfortunately this wasn’t the case.

don’t get me wrong , parts of this book was enjoyable but I felt as though there were quite a few let downs such as:
• the choice of dialogue / writing
• the events that took place within the plot (with no trigger warnings)
• the amount of characters and the length of the book

I think if there had been some more adjustments to the characters and plot before the release of this book I may of enjoyed it a lot more

what I will say though is… NOAH RILEY 🥺😍 he is the epitome of a book boyfriend and I know other readers will agree - so if you need a reason to read this book , let it be him.

overall , this was a long yet bittersweet book that I wish I had enjoyed a lot more.

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saychall's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

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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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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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elinesv's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

This book had me sobbing. I couldn't put it down.

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margeemay's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

2.5

This book at several points had me literally saying “what in the Wattpad?”
At one point she gets nervous and mentions that it’s just like the time she got pulled on stage at a one direction concert and puked on zayns shoes. Literally. That’s almost a direct quote
At another point

after a huge blow out fight she goes to tell her love that she loves him and literally gets hit by a car only to wake up with no memory.

This book was good, I liked the characters mostly. I loved Noah, I loved her brother and I loved Brady.
The writing had its moments of cringe dialogue, the twins call each other brother and sister constantly which felt weird. I’ve called my sister versions of sister but never just fully “sister”
I would have given this a higher rating but the the last third of the book is a hot mess express. The writing is fine and the story would have been fine if it was almost the whole plot, but being this final third, i just wanted it to be over.

after finally choosing which boy she wanted (which should not have even been a conversation bc Chase was a walking red flag.) there is a huge fight between Ari (main girl) chase (childhood crush) and her twin brother. All screaming and yelling, the boys get in a physical fight. WHICH WAS FINE I LOVED. but then Noah shows up and just as she’s about to tell him she loves him she gets hit by a car.
She’s put in a medically induced coma and wakes up like 5 days later
WITH NO MEMORY OF THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
On top of that the dr is like “we couldn’t save the baby”
So chase swoops in and is like trying to get her to fall in love with him Noah is taking a step back so she can figure things for herself
AND THIS HIS MOM DIES
Like 4 major traumas happen in less than a hundred pages, and like three weeks book time.
It was too much.
It was way too much.

Also on record. Chase was a creep. He couldn’t take no for an answer and got physically aggressive towards her.

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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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deetabz's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

1.25

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