Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer

5 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

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

sami_leigh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Jamie Streicher’s forearms could get a woman pregnant. I’m staring.

Her singing on the couch makes this apartment feel like a home.

I have feelings for the pretty songbird, and I’m tired of telling myself no.

🥅 First person dual POV
🥅 First in a series
🥅 NHL Hockey player / assistant
🥅 They were (unknowingly) each others’ high school crush
🥅 Musician gaining confidence in her talent 
🥅 He’s taking care of his mum & doesn’t have room in his life for a relationship 
🥅 Well established secondary characters; Rory & Hazel (book 2) 😏
🥅 Spice 🥵 ‘good girl’
🥅 MC growth; self worth/confidence, past relationship trauma, childhood trauma, supporting family through mental illness.
🥅 No third act break up 🙌🏻
🥅 Epilogue

⚠️ Death of a parent (past), mental illness (secondary character), toxic relationship (past), alcoholism (father, past), panic attacks (on page), injury/injury detail (hockey related), violence (hockey related), car accident (off page, referred to).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism

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

culzean's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship