Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer

12 reviews

penandpaper's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.0

If I could rate this book only by the first half, it’s an easy 5 star read. I loved the characters, tension, and backstory. I even loved how obvious the Ted Lasso references are. But the second-half follow through? Knocked this down 2 whole stars. There wasn’t enough conflict because there was no real character growth — just several paragraphs saying over and over again how they’d grown. The only big moment of true resolution is done in a few paragraphs. The rest of the obvious issues to worth through? Ignored or abruptly wrapped up. Hundreds of pages resorted to overdone romance tropes instead of utilizing the real potential this book had.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Cursing

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Death, and Pregnancy

saying that Pippa’s bad breakup and self-healing journey of fucking a hockey player was remotely the same as the loss of a spouse and a life-long battle with anxiety and depression was an INSANE take

vj_thompson's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Wasn’t a fan, and that’s ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

soniajoy98's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

sebradley29's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

c45p1n's review against another edition

3.5

i liked this book but wtaf was that ending. also everything abt the characters felt so rushed thus letting it be so botched and underdeveloped 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.75

Loved the writing style and spice. The characters were sweet and I could relate to a lot of their experiences. I love a grumpy sunshine. The tension was written really well. It was a lighthearted easy-read. No big plot twists or massive hurdles but I still really enjoyed it. I will read the next one

which I imagine is Hazel and Rory’s book. Also, the way that Jamie described Pippa throughout, but especially towards the end of the book, was everything!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Blood, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Pregnancy

a_libra_library's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Sexual content

prettynerdy3's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

taylormaria's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

definitely not my cup of tea but it’s was a fast and easy read ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Cursing

fromthefoxhole's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

Thank you x 1000000 to Stephanie and her team for the ARC!

This is a 3.5, rounded up. Unfortunately, Behind the Net didn't speak to me as much as the Rhodes Brothers did. I think Pippa was a little too fragile and Jamie a little too smoldering. Their physical chemistry was off the charts, but even with split povs I kept thinking that I was missing something to the story. 

I love the premise, that they were mutually smitten in high school but nothing came of it, that Pippa's sunshine balances Jamie's grumpy, and the assistant/boss dynamic. It just didn't add up to something that really held onto me. 

It's still very well written, and as obvious by the overwhelmingly positive response Behind the Net still scored with a lot of readers. I will absolutely read the next one, and I stand by my belief that Stephanie is a killer author who deserves way more hype than she gets ♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Toxic relationship