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wordsaremybigobsession's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death
Minor: Pregnancy
fkshg8465's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is actually quite poorly written, and at first, that’s all I could notice. But as the book progressed, I noticed it less and less and even forgot how poorly it was written until I’d suddenly stumble on what was clearly a proofreading error. That was annoying whenever it happened. However, the reason I kept forgetting the writing quality was because the story was strong enough to compensate for it. The two central characters were very easy to root for, and the villain was deeply contemptible, which made the story itself strong enough to earn itself four stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
bepettiford's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. The main characters (Ever and Xavier) have a lot of chemistry and really brought the story to life. The scenes with the ex-boyfriend Alex were filled with tension and helped drive Ever's story forward.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
bookishlucy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
2.5
Won this book in a giveaway.
I think this book needs to see another round of edits. There were many mistakes with grammar, there would be past and present tense used in the same sentence, punctuation marks were missing.
I still don't know if Greg's cat is a he or a she because both pronouns would be used in the same sentence while referring to the cat. (Genderfluid kitty? 🤔)
When in Xavier's perspective the 'I' pronouns suddenly switched to 'he' while we weren't in a 3rd person pov at any point in the book.
Some sentences had weird repetitions which made dialog feel unnatural.
At multiple points in the book did I question whether this really was the first book in a series because new characters were introduced like we were already supposed to know who they were.
The main characters backstories were introduced to us in the first chapter almost entirely. I would've preferred to slowly learn about it, this way felt a little overwhelming and it happened at a point where we don't know the characters well yet so we have no emotional attachment to them.
Small mistakes are often missed by even the best authors/editors but if there's a mistake on nearly every page you read it gets annoying and distracting. I found myself often sighing at the book when another mistake would confuse me and I'd have to decipher what the author meant.
Ultimately, I do think the story underneath it all could be a real gem but it just needs some more polish to get it there. I did enjoy following along with Xavier and Ever.
I think this book needs to see another round of edits. There were many mistakes with grammar, there would be past and present tense used in the same sentence, punctuation marks were missing.
I still don't know if Greg's cat is a he or a she because both pronouns would be used in the same sentence while referring to the cat. (Genderfluid kitty? 🤔)
When in Xavier's perspective the 'I' pronouns suddenly switched to 'he' while we weren't in a 3rd person pov at any point in the book.
Some sentences had weird repetitions which made dialog feel unnatural.
At multiple points in the book did I question whether this really was the first book in a series because new characters were introduced like we were already supposed to know who they were.
The main characters backstories were introduced to us in the first chapter almost entirely. I would've preferred to slowly learn about it, this way felt a little overwhelming and it happened at a point where we don't know the characters well yet so we have no emotional attachment to them.
Small mistakes are often missed by even the best authors/editors but if there's a mistake on nearly every page you read it gets annoying and distracting. I found myself often sighing at the book when another mistake would confuse me and I'd have to decipher what the author meant.
Ultimately, I do think the story underneath it all could be a real gem but it just needs some more polish to get it there. I did enjoy following along with Xavier and Ever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse
spacegecko's review against another edition
Read an ARC of this book. I liked the characters, but this book needs some heavy editing. Periods missing, confusing changes between tenses, and ‘Alex’ at one time was spelled ‘Alexis.’ Characters who you didn’t even realize were there will pop up and say something.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Stalking
Minor: Alcoholism and Death
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