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tddaffin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
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
- 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
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
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Cancer
Minor: Sexual harassment and Miscarriage
takarakei'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
3.5
5/5🌶️
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Violence, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Car accident and Alcoholism
jerricka329's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Grief, Death, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment
bookishplantmom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Dom’s grief was similar in that he was deep in his self loathing and we never really get to see him work through that. His secret pining for Sloan and his whole “I hate you” act for over a decade needed wayyyy more unpacking than what it got. He was an ASS to her for a DECADE and we’re just not going to talk about it?! Because…he was…secretly in love???!?! I needed to see more atoning for that for sure.
My other major difficulty with this book is that Dom’s authoritative/possessive tendencies while fun in some sexy instances were concerning in other moments especially after “the incident” happened that he had to help with (iykyk) I found the dubious consent between them so soon after what happened was not believable/ok given how the incident affected Sloan. Even though it was clear that she was into what Dom was doing it was icky to me. I also always feel annoyed when a book equates an STI conversation with “being clean” because it perpetuates stigma.
My next and biggest problem which really pulled me out of the story at about 60% and grated on me until the very end of the book was that the whole premise of this romance is based on miscommunication which continues nonstop and made me increasingly frustrated. I was so annoyed with their ridiculous refusal to have adult conversations left me unable to root for them at all. Because of this constant inability they had to just bffr with each other I basically hated them as a couple by the end of the book. And the fact that this same refusal to have mature conversations extended to the whole family?! I just… I enjoyed the book at the beginning but after the halfway point it was a steady decline until the bitter end. The one saving grace is that there is plenty of decent steam though even that got dull after a while. Idk I’m bummed this was not for me.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism
sam_xmc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Minor: Sexual harassment and Miscarriage
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Death
addiesbookshelf_'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
5.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
hilwithonel'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
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Grief
Minor: Physical abuse and Alcoholism
Explicit depiction of a narcissist parent