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I admit, I was disappointed at first when I realized it’s a high school romance. I’m too old to enjoy high school romances, but I am glad I finished it after all. It was a sweet romance with a lot of heartbreak. Definitely check trigger warnings before picking this up though.

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aelin4's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

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makaylaaa_l's review against another edition

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3.75

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curicastic's review against another edition

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emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

PLEASE HEED THE WARNINGS READING THIS BOOK.

Well, well, well. Would you look at that. I was not expecting to like this book AT ALL.
I feel like a say that a lot but... ya know. It's high-school based, I usually don't do those but the premise was tempting enough (And booktook made me do it)

That being said, it did not read as a High School book. Well, not all the time at least. There was some cliches and high school drama but the banter and the conection between the main couple more than made up for that.

The whole confessions/letters trope is something I really enjoy, honestly. It was well played, I loved how it came to be and it was super organic, in my opinion.

Xavier is a lovely character. I wanted to hit him in the face for a while, but he redeemed himself. I loved his depth. Plus, he's hot. Come on. I liked his intensity and the way he cared, his backstory made me cringe in simpathy more than a few times. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HOW THE TITLE CAME TO BE, I THINK IT WAS PERFECT. PERFECT. (spoiler) I was so so so so disappointed with Xavier for not doing something when he saw Logan roofie Aveena. That sucked. He only came forward when Alex took a leap of conscience. WHat the fuck, Xavier?

Aveena (What a weird name lol) is also a lovely counterpart. I resonated with her in a lot of things. Her backstory was tragic and I liked how she turned out to be because of it, it didn't feel forced. Her family issues were mostly organic and believable.

The second part of the book took me a little by surprise, but it was good. I felt like they kept hitting a wall and it frustrated me but the interactions in the middle were worth it. (and the smut hehe)

(spoilers) I was... dissappointed? That Xavier's father knew. That felt a tad too forced but I am sure there are real assholes who have done worse. And the whole scene with Logan and Axel... jesus fucking christ. I shuddered .
PS: The epilogue was so cute I died. I want to read Dia and Finn's story so bad. I think it might be interesting.

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zabeishumanish's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

This book was fun and unique, it was overall a super enjoyable read. The ending was piss poor though, the couple were the only two in the book who had anything close to a satisfactory ending. For me, any book that I reach the 50% mark and feel like the book could easily be wrapped up in the next few pages is a huge red flag. In this particular case, all of the drama that was built up through the first half of the book could have easily been resolved by the 60% mark of this book, so everything after that felt like drama was just being created for the sake of making the book longer not really enhancing the plot. I honestly wish I had DNF'ed this at 50-60%.

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