Reviews with content warning for Alcoholism - Safe Haven

i cannot in good conscience rate this higher considering all the bullshit nicholas was pulling in this. check trigger warnings too because they’re around every corner in this book

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yeah i did cry at carly jo’s letter, wtf is that name about

this is in third person following different characters, usually alex and katie which is great until fucking

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KEVIN the ABUSIVE HUSBAND ALCOHOLIC COP

’s POV gets just far much space on the page. i heard a little too much of the ramblings of a horrifying man. the end of the book flies by because it’s fucking intense

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just waiting for kevin to find her at the carnival or whatever

the switching POVs/ narrative focus or whatever made it a quick read, but i’ll never return to this book
also WHY was alex

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an EX COP

randomly, ick

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dcreads16's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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amleers's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I would say it was 5-star if only we were not robbed of a good ending. Don't get me wrong, it's all happy and good... but it felt like Sparks was in a hurry to turn this in and didn't give a proper closure to the characters.

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Alex just gave Katie the letter and no further reassurance of how their relationship will pick up from there on—with the kids being traumatized and the store needing rebuild, etc. It's not enough for him to simply say his feelings haven't changed.

Katie as Erin... will she ever be that person again? How will Larry Feldman react knowing what she did? Shouldn't she also face charges for identity theft?

Kevin just died like that? A quick and easy death? No consequences for the years he beat up Erin. Alcohol and a gun. What a shame. I would've loved to see him behind bars really.

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reclamgelb's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

Bissl enttäuscht von Bestie Sparks. Protagonistin ist super unsympathisch und der Typ hat nen Mommy-Kink. Wenn ich noch einmal lesen muss, dass sie ne super Mutti für seine Kids wär, kotz ich.
Plot war so vorhersehbar, dass selbst ich es hab kommen sehen.
Also, can we please give women some friends? Nur eine einzige Bezugsperson, die nicht der Love interest ist? Bitte?

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louisesophia's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.25

THE MOVIE IS SO BAD LMFAOOOOOO

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readinggummybear's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Easy read and enjoyable. Some flat characters without much characterization. Liked Katie/Erin. Wished the ending was a little different and focused on couple.

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rikke_bay's review against another edition

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fast-paced

2.5

I am not saying this is a bad book, but I am saying, that I now have a new pet peeve when it comes to romances;
Why is the man with kids ALWAYS a widower? Why can't authors leave the poor wives alone? The idea seems so silly to me, because it is so overused, and I would love for once that it was just an ordinary divorce with a still-existing, normal ex-wife. But apparently nothing is sexier than nuclear families, I guess?
In general I was a bit annoyed throughout the book. I hated the heroine's new BFF - she was a very two-dimensional character and annoying.
I honestly felt really irritated by the plot twist in the end. It was so overdone and cheesy.
What I did like was the flashbacks to the heroine's history and the bad guy's POV. The book was also pleasently fast paced and the point of no return exciting.
But it was not enough to make me particularly like this book. Again not a bad book, but it was definitely not what I hoped for, and now I am ready to quit on Nicholas Sparks forever.

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katwebb's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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