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alyssacantread's review against another edition
2.0
Decent, but too long and each chapter seemed to be a formula or trope rather than a cohesive story with character building. This book is also well past my age demographic, but I love YA and middle grade and this book tried too hard to be enemies to lovers. It was just random fucking between two people that were attracted to each other rather than sexual tension.
Re: character building -- I feel like as the story went on, P got to be the wildly immature famous fuck boy rockstar and not grow up and Lennon got mature, but even more tolerant of the fuckboiness because of their history. P was very reminiscent of a male character in a Colleen Hoover book -- probably thinks getting pedicures is for girls and doesn't wash his sheets more than once every few months. Definitely has given partners BV and needs a hefty dose of therapy.
The book also could have been 200 pages rather than almost 700, which made it even more annoying as each chapter was just like .. person mad at other person.. person reasons with person.. tension.. someone walks in and interrupts things.
Like you had me hooked in the first half and then the random sister, the mom, the trip had me just like "CAN Y'ALL WRAP THIS UP" because I could have honestly had a v8.
Lennon seemed pretty cool but I wanted to just tell her to be mad about the situation she was in about her song and to buy a Hitachi. This could also be my not having tolerance for fuck shit when it comes to relationships or someone you're simply hooking up with, but that's just me.
It also heavily bugged me that L, in order to be 'pretty' had to lose weight and was just a doormat all around. She very much talked a big game, and one could sympathize with her wanting to help, but girl love yourself before you try to 'fix' some douchebag who'd literally do some late night HBO shit with another woman while you're in an adjacent room.
Frackin blergh.
Re: character building -- I feel like as the story went on, P got to be the wildly immature famous fuck boy rockstar and not grow up and Lennon got mature, but even more tolerant of the fuckboiness because of their history. P was very reminiscent of a male character in a Colleen Hoover book -- probably thinks getting pedicures is for girls and doesn't wash his sheets more than once every few months. Definitely has given partners BV and needs a hefty dose of therapy.
The book also could have been 200 pages rather than almost 700, which made it even more annoying as each chapter was just like .. person mad at other person.. person reasons with person.. tension.. someone walks in and interrupts things.
Like you had me hooked in the first half and then the random sister, the mom, the trip had me just like "CAN Y'ALL WRAP THIS UP" because I could have honestly had a v8.
Lennon seemed pretty cool but I wanted to just tell her to be mad about the situation she was in about her song and to buy a Hitachi. This could also be my not having tolerance for fuck shit when it comes to relationships or someone you're simply hooking up with, but that's just me.
It also heavily bugged me that L, in order to be 'pretty' had to lose weight and was just a doormat all around. She very much talked a big game, and one could sympathize with her wanting to help, but girl love yourself before you try to 'fix' some douchebag who'd literally do some late night HBO shit with another woman while you're in an adjacent room.
Frackin blergh.
jalvarez's review against another edition
3.0
I blame TikTok for this one. This book was MID AF!!!!!!!! I gave it 3 stars because i finished this 670+ page book and I’m upset. Let’s get into it, first and foremost if the author commented on the FMC weight ONEEEEEE more freaking time i was going to lose my shit. We get it she’s “big”, let’s move on. Secondly, nothing irritates me more than a weak ass character and that’s what Lennon was. WEAK! She had so much potential to be a bad ass and it just never happened. Especially after the weight loss. Like BFFR?! My girl went through ALL that BS and she couldn’t stick up for herself not once ??? Lastly, tbh just don’t waste your time.
bellafemmina_11's review against another edition
4.0
The story is amazing!!! Excellent book. Raw emotions. The spice was
amp6520's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
elleestaunord's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.0
First part was really good, second not as great. Too much back and forth and the very annoying trope of « character a is in full crisis and crying and character b kiss them to shut them up »
🌶️ and a half
🌶️ and a half
dubiousnelly's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
3.0
“Don’t let your grief define you, Lennon. Don’t let his death be the end of him, because the greatest thing he ever did is still here. And he wouldn’t want her spending the rest of her life mourning him. He’d want her to live.”
It wasn’t Pulitzer, but it was still a hell of a ride.
3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It wasn’t Pulitzer, but it was still a hell of a ride.
3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
zutsie's review against another edition
3.0
So I absolutely adore Jade’s RHA books, they’re excellent, but I have not really been able to connect to any of her other work. It’s all been more miss than anything. This one certainly started with more bang and then kinda fizzled out. I think the biggest issue is this book is insanely long. Like over 700 pages long.
I also didn’t love all the side characters. Some I did, some I didn’t, but whatever. I liked Phoenix a whole lot, because I love a jackass. It went back and forth with him, and Lennon… torn because she had moments of spunk, and other times her indecision drove me insane. Like. I don’t know.
Anyway. I think this book could have potentially been better if it were shorter, it would have been a tighter, more nuanced read. I liked some of the issues that Jade tackled here, but also felt some she dropped off to the side and didn’t look at enough. I also preferred the first bit of the book. Anyway.
I also didn’t love all the side characters. Some I did, some I didn’t, but whatever. I liked Phoenix a whole lot, because I love a jackass. It went back and forth with him, and Lennon… torn because she had moments of spunk, and other times her indecision drove me insane. Like. I don’t know.
Anyway. I think this book could have potentially been better if it were shorter, it would have been a tighter, more nuanced read. I liked some of the issues that Jade tackled here, but also felt some she dropped off to the side and didn’t look at enough. I also preferred the first bit of the book. Anyway.
marrydebi's review against another edition
5.0
“You beg her to kiss you, she beg me to fuck her. We are not the SAME” finalmente descobri de qual livre é essa frase, e man oh man, it didn’t disappoint me! Oh my, Tao perturbadoramente perfeito, o enredo, o desenvolvimento dos personagens, aprofundamento na relação, o jeito que eu chorei em TODAS as partes do pai dela. Olha sério! Apaixonadíssima nesse livro!