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A Girl Like Her: A Small Town Romance by Talia Hibbert

30 reviews

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Racism

nitya's review against another edition

emotional relaxing 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

4.0

Spent my entire day reading this, no regrets

Although knowing about Trevor's racism has me side-eyeing his redemption in Damaged Goods. 

Also Evan Miller is the BEST book boyfriend, fight me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition

emotional

4.0

3.75 stars rounded up to a 4 star rating because Ruth was precious and cool AF and Evan was a caregiver and sweet and really hot...and their epilogue was everything I have ever wanted for them plus more! 🥺☺️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism and Racism

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism

sultrytartreviews's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

This was a sweet story from Hibbert. I loved that we once again get a tough looking guy who's a huge marshmallow on the inside. And to be gifted with a wonderfully grumpy FMC on top was of that was a lovely surprise. 

This, however, was not my favorite book I've read by Hibbert. It has a lot of her trademark story pieces, but the emotional growth for Ruby felt left to the very end and then rushed. I wanted her history to be doled out more throughout the book. Without this, the story fell a little flat to me, even though I liked both MCs. I'm still looking forward to checking out the rest of the series since there is some amazing rep included in this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

town outcast

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, and Death of parent

marylinaris's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

I just adore the way Talia Hibbert crafts her stories. The third-act conflict in this book was not a romantic one but a personal one. That not only made sense, but it also was amazing to see the main character overcome it and show her growth. 

The romance between Ruth and Evan in this was adorable, I liked their friendship and how Ruth got more and more comfortable with him resulting into fun banter between them. That was a great base for them to grow into a romantic relationship, based on pure trust, willingness to give grace and understanding. 

CW: ableist language; domestic abuse; toxic relationship; rape (past, non-graphic); cancer (side character) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape

toffishay's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

3.5

I enjoyed the characters and the bones of this story, but the plot felt a little rushed to me. Evan also feels a little flat as a love interest and the romance feels like it develops really quickly. I love how Ruth grows through the book and the love that Evan has for her, really bolsters her too which is beautiful to see. We don't have to heal alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

weelasswithabook'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? It's complicated

5.0

CW: Racial microaggressions, cancer, palliative care, death of a parent, ableism, slut shaming, grief, implied rape, previous àbúsívé relationship, harassment/stalking 

⭐ Friends to lovers
⭐ Cinnamon roll hero
⭐ Interracial romance

🌈 Black FMC
🌈 ASD representation

Oh. My. God. I absolutely adored this 😭 Cinnamon roll heroes and prickly heroines are like catnip. I couldn't get enough of this, genuinely. 

This was just so wholesome to watch unfold, although the darker aspects came as a surprise. Ruth is recovering from an abusive relationship, which has led to struggles with trust and the ability to make herself vulnerable. 

We see through her flashbacks, racial microaggressions and ableism from others, so people around her (aside from her sister and her mum) have had a hugely negative impact on her sense of self and her self esteem. This is slowly chipped away at throughout the course of the book and we see her defense mechanisms start to falter as she realises that she's actually managed to meet a good person who wants to spend time with her as a person, as opposed to just a potential sexual partner. 

Evan is struggling with grief and trauma from his mum passing away, this manifests itself as him wanting to do everything for everyone else, and just being a pure and wholesome angel. We get to see the impact that palliative care can have on the loved ones of those in palliative care and how it can affect their future interpersonal relationships. 

I was 100% invested in these two, adored them both. I loved the sisterly bond between Ruth and her sister, especially the protectiveness from her sister which doesn't veer onto controlling, but remains solidly at concern. 

I genuinely believe, if you're looking for something sweet, with a sprinkling of spice, then this is 100% the book for you. As far as my experience goes up until this point, Talia Hibbert has never missed yet, so yeah, pick this up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy