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mflake's review
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
kate4ez's review against another edition
3.0
Good story, but I really hate when authors write in dialect. If you tell me someone has a southern/country accent, you don’t need to write the dialect to drop every g. It was gettin’ annoyin’ to read all the g droppin’.
hilary89's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.75
Another incredible post-apocalyptic romance. I loved how Rachel was so resilient and had a strong backbone. Cal frustrated the hell out of me with how he treated Rachel, but it still felt true to character considering the slightly taboo nature of their relationship. I love a good age-gap novel, but this is a pretty big gap so if that’s a turn-off for you, just be aware.
I think Travis and Layne are still my favorite couple in this series, but Cal and Rachel may be a close second.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual assault
nourbey's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve just always really liked apocalyptic romances. Or honestly apocalypse books in general. Something is so exciting about eminent death lurking around the corner y’know? I also liked the moral struggle that Cal had to go through. Bc this situation (kind of) happens in P. Doug’s Birthday Girl (without the apocalypse or dead son) and I feel like there really was no internal moral struggle which made me kind of dislike the male character because hello? horrible father alert! But anyways, this Claire Kent Universe is just amazing and I honestly eat up all the books.
wintergirl94's review against another edition
4.0
Obsessed with this series
This weird is so good it has rescued me from the worst reading slump I’ve had in years.
Cal needed to grovel far more in my opinion. I would NOT have forgiven him as easily as Rachel did
This weird is so good it has rescued me from the worst reading slump I’ve had in years.
Cal needed to grovel far more in my opinion. I would NOT have forgiven him as easily as Rachel did
mcd10's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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
taranaimc's review
adventurous
emotional
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
groovygirl858's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love this installment of this series, which I was not expecting. It features a troupe I typically don't like and usually pretend isn't so when reading a story that utilizes it, which is age gap romances. There usually has to be something special about a story using this troupe for me to overlook an age gap, if I'm not able to just pretend it doesn't exist. This story is something special.
The age gap in this story doesn't bother me for several reasons but the biggest reason is the setting. In a post-apocalyptical world, being at different stages in one's life isn't really a concern. Everyone is concerned with one thing: survival. The setting makes the usual concerns I have about age gap romances null and void. Power dynamics can be a factor in ANY relationship, but the increased concern about power dynamics in an age gap romance isn't really present in a post-apocalyptical world. Everyone is very aware of their circumstances and has to be strong to survive. It takes a bit for the MMC to come to that realization in this story. He has an issue with the age gap throughout the story and his emotional journey to acceptance is compelling.
This story develops in such a compelling way, I couldn't put it down. The FMC is strong and knows what she wants. No one can ever say she's being taken advantage of. The MMC is stoic at first, but his emotions run deep.
The love story develops slowly and puts the reader through a rollercoaster of emotions. Happiness. Fear. Sorrow. Anger. Hope. I smiled like an idiot through certain scenes. I wanted to choke the MMC during certain scenes. I was fearful for the characters at certain parts. I had to hold back tears during several emotional scenes. This is just a wonderful story about an unlikely couple that, somehow, just makes sense.
The sex scenes are hot, but the conversations these characters have about their relationship are some of the most touching, gripping scenes I've read in awhile in a romance. The tension. The emotion. The stakes. Just read this book. It's phenomenal.
The age gap in this story doesn't bother me for several reasons but the biggest reason is the setting. In a post-apocalyptical world, being at different stages in one's life isn't really a concern. Everyone is concerned with one thing: survival. The setting makes the usual concerns I have about age gap romances null and void. Power dynamics can be a factor in ANY relationship, but the increased concern about power dynamics in an age gap romance isn't really present in a post-apocalyptical world. Everyone is very aware of their circumstances and has to be strong to survive. It takes a bit for the MMC to come to that realization in this story. He has an issue with the age gap throughout the story and his emotional journey to acceptance is compelling.
This story develops in such a compelling way, I couldn't put it down. The FMC is strong and knows what she wants. No one can ever say she's being taken advantage of. The MMC is stoic at first, but his emotions run deep.
The love story develops slowly and puts the reader through a rollercoaster of emotions. Happiness. Fear. Sorrow. Anger. Hope. I smiled like an idiot through certain scenes. I wanted to choke the MMC during certain scenes. I was fearful for the characters at certain parts. I had to hold back tears during several emotional scenes. This is just a wonderful story about an unlikely couple that, somehow, just makes sense.
The sex scenes are hot, but the conversations these characters have about their relationship are some of the most touching, gripping scenes I've read in awhile in a romance. The tension. The emotion. The stakes. Just read this book. It's phenomenal.