paigereads98's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
tarnaflake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
savbowmer's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Blood, Emotional abuse, Rape, Medical trauma, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Cursing, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Grief
d_dubzz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
I thought I might actually LIKE BJ Ballentine in this book but alas I still despise that man! He’s the definition of gaslight gatekeep and I wasn’t rooting for them for one second which is Impressive in itself for a self proclaimed romance novel!! I missed Christian this book and surprisingly Daisy too but getting more Julian was a perk!
This book just didn’t hit as well as the first two and I’m sad!
Spoiler
Also I’ve watched too much greys anatomy to not see the ending from a mile off (rip bridge)The trigger warnings for this book are heavy so please look them up as I haven’t suffered from a lot of the themes presented but I struggled to read some of them! (TW: Baby Loss, Family member death, allusions to eating disorders)
Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
midnight_rose_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was another emotional installment in this series. Big secrets and revelations about Magnolia and BJ’s past get brought to light making you look at the first book very differently. There are once again beautiful passages about their love for one another and how they view their relationship. However, I believe this book is a bit too long. I think it would have been much tighter paced had it had 100 pages or so shaved off. As it was, some things felt very repetitive, such a scenarios and/or phrases. Other than that, it’s another solid edition to the series.
Graphic: Car accident, Toxic friendship, Child death, Medical content, Death, Grief, Cursing, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I love how much more in depth BJ and Magnolia were explored as characters, particularly the focus on the shared trauma they've been through as well as individual traumas. I feel like prior to this book neither of them really looked their problems in the eye and saw shit for what it was but they started to make some headway in that department here and I was thrilled to see it. Sure, it was messy as well, but doesn't that make it more delicious?
bj ballentine you are my beloved and you are so important btw *blows a kiss for him*
Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Classism, Infidelity, Cursing, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent