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Restore Me by J.L. Seegars

14 reviews

tddaffin's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

18+

This book lived up to all the hype surrounding it! I had Restore Me on my TBR because of TikTok but ultimately read it because on J.L. Seegars' website she states, “All of my works center around Black women and the lovingly possessive men who are obsessed with them.” and this book definitely delivered that! Dominic is obsessed with Sloane, Sloane is obsessed with Dominic, and I am obsessed with both of them.

“An enemies to lovers romance about forbidden relationships and love after loss”; the way Dominic and Sloane's story unfolded was equal parts beautiful and heartbreaking. I will say that the ending did feel a bit rushed for the book to be so long but I enjoyed the book overall. If you're looking for a book to read where the man falls head over heels in love first, this book is for you!

Check Trigger Warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Miscarriage

Minor: Car accident, Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

shanaetheflyest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Death

Minor: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Car accident, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual harassment and Miscarriage

jerricka329's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Grief, Death, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment

bookswithca's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted 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

Minor: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Infertility, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

ailemaa's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.5

I thought it would be a book about two people who have bonded through the loss of the most important person in their lives, trying to grieve, but it’s just a creepy guy who became obsessed with this girl he talks to for like 20 minutes and who never stopped even when that girl married his “best friend” and fucked her as soon as his “best friend” died. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief and Miscarriage

Minor: Car accident and Cancer

addiesbookshelf_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I am not ok nor will I ever be ok because this book has DESTROYED ME. It is a MASTERPIECE. I don’t think I’ve ever been so turned on and ready to cry in the span of the same chapter as many times as I was reading this book. It’s messy and emotional and REAL, and manages to handle things like grief, strained familial relationships, and finding new love in such a compassionate and beautiful way. It also did a few tropes I normally don’t love (second chance romance and a third act breakup) serious justice, because for once it felt like without the circumstances that made those things happen, Sloane and Dom wouldn’t have been the people they needed to be to build a strong, healthy love together. This book had impeccable spice, too, but it is so much more than that. J.L. Seegars is a new insta-buy author for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

2.75

I liked the characters and the plot of this story a lot. I really appreciated how it tackled grief as well as the mental and emotional toll of an abusive/narcissistic parent. The spice was really good and the chemistry between Dominic and Sloan was top tier. 

My only complaint is that the book was way too long. So much of its length is made up of these wordy inner monologues that sometimes last whole pages when they could’ve been condensed to a few sentences, maximum. That made it really tough to push through at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Domestic abuse

vanessarreads's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? Yes

It’s been awhile since I had a romance book take my heart out and throw it over a bridge into the violent currents of the Niagara Falls to be never seen again. I too want a Dominic; I can fix him! 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer

shaipanda's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

BRUHHH - omg this might literally be joining the list of some of my all time favorite romances like wtff this was so gooddd I love Sloane and Dom so fucking muchhhh 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent