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carissa230's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Jasper is a part of the Eaton family. The "adopted" son after his parents abandoned him as a teen. He has always been treated like family, that's why it's awkward that everyone calls Sloane his cousin. In all ways that make family she is a cousin, but in blood she's not. They have always called each other friends.
When Sloane is all set to get married to a douche name Sterling, Jasper starts to realize he may have messed this all up. He wants her as more than a friend, but doesn't know how to even begin that conversation. Sloane has loved Jasper since she first laid eyes on him, but how do you tell someone that your childhood crush never really went away.
Their support for each other was essential. Even if they didn't agree with what the other was doing they always tried to help them do the best they could
Graphic: Grief and Abandonment
erinmd156's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction
spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
lovereads19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Abandonment
emilygibbs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Abandonment
dlsmk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
mabellene'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy, and War
jmw13559'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
4.25
If you’re not big into explicit details, I’m not sure Elsie Silver is the author for you at this point. I’m not the biggest fan but I’ve learned Chapters 20-25 are the ones with the nitty gritty and if I’m not feeling it I can skim or skip.
Other than that, my only wish was that Sloane’s identity that was portrayed in this book was less centered on a good man rewriting bad men’s wrongs and more about her regaining her confidence herself. I understand it’s important to the story to have Jasper’s support and inspiration to stand up to bullies, but I also think there could have been more focus on Sloane and her transformation as a woman without feeling at times like she only had the confidence to do so because she had another man behind her… telling her what to do…
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I don't know what the audiobook switch did, but it really made me enjoy the characters and appreciate the story. I really liked Jasper and Sloane as individuals and a couple. I feel like the dual POV format really added to the story. It was nice to get a look into their personalities as well as their fears and motivations for doing what they do. I especially liked reading about Sloane because she's so spunky and funny and self-assertive when she needs to be. And it was also nice reading about Jasper and his fear of what happened to him in the past, his problems with driving (relatable), and his fear of abandonment (also relatable).
It's obvious in their POVs that both parties care a lot for each other especially Jasper (although his possessive tendencies could be a little jarring at times) . I really loved how he let Sloane be her own person and never held or back or told her she couldn't do something. And I really do like how he always considered Sloane feelings. It's so obvious that both parties were smitten for the other and it was so cute to read about. That being said, I don't know if this is just because this is the 3rd and there were probably preconceived hints of the being together in the other two books, but this book was really missing the element of build-up and it tried to compensate for that but having the characters contemplate whether the other one likes the other when it's clearly obvious to everyone around them and the reader that they fancy one another. Like I was probably about 15-20% in and I was in one of their POVs and one of them was like "I wonder if they feel the same" and I was like just like "🤨". Like be so for real, you know and I know and everyone knows you like each other. Honestly, this book could've been over in like 50 pages if they just confessed to each other from the rip.
And normally, I guess stuff like that would bother me, but it didn't. It's also worth mentioning that their "will they, won't they" dominates the first half of this book. And honestly, nothing really gets cooking till about 80% where they reach a conflict. This book doesn't really have a plot, more like a slice-of-life situation. We're literally just reading about Jasper and Sloane's navigation towards their feelings for one another while also dealing with their own personal issues and interacting with their family and friends. Very much character-driven with no plot to be seen and usually I'm so quick to dnf a book like that because I'm more of a plot-orientated girly, but I enjoyed Jasper and Sloane so much that I honestly didn't really care that the first half of this book was them denying their feelings for one another and the second half is just them being an unofficial couple till the conflict comes. I just found them really cute and nice to read about.
Now, I would like to note that this book is much spicer than I thought it was going to be. I was taken aback by how explicit things got. Now I'm no stranger to spicy books, but most of their spice scenes didn't really do it for me. I will forever be a hater of overly dom men in books. It's over-pushed and overdone and isn't really my cup of tea. I just don't like the whole "do as I say, always" sexual dynamic.
Also, another thing to add about this book. I felt like Elise Silver fleshed it out enough to make it a decent romance story but honestly, I do understand why other people would feel like this book is lacking because it is. Aside from the familial dynamics and the characters' own devotion towards one another, nothing feels properly fleshed out. A lot of important details are told and not shown and because of that it makes the book lacked of a lot of the emotional depth it could've had to make it great. Overall, despite all of these things, I still enjoyed the book. I really liked Jasper and Sloane, like I said as well as the familial connections in this book. Although it was minuscule I really enjoyed Jasper and Beau's friendship as well as the parent-figure relationship that Jaspr has with Harvey, reading about them honestly made me want to read the other books. The author really sold me here so I'll commend her for that. So excited for "Reckless", I hear that's a lot of people's favorite!
Side note: something weird they kept putting in was the fact that Jasper and Sloane were low-key "cousins" I was trying to overlook that because they're not cousins by blood, but the book kept pointing it out multiple times, and although I found it funny I totally get why someone would be uncomfortable reading that as well as the age gap between them considering they meet when Slaone (10) was a child and Jasper a teenager (16)
Spice Rating:🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Grief
charleewalton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The thing I love most in this book was the female friendships and sense of found family. Harvey and Jasper 🥹 Jasper and the brothers 🥹. That makes me heart MELT. and also seeing the other characters we've met and known and loved - that I swoon over. And also the friendships made between the women in the book, up ok violets ranch and back home with Willa, Summer, Sloane and Winter. Beautiful. Can't wait for Winter's book (started it as soon as I finished 🤣)
Minor: Child death, Grief, and Car accident