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joanpack'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? It's complicated
4.25
Minor: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Grief, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Car accident
maeverose's review against another edition
2.5
Which are:
-Hannah is a very bad bodyguard. She kept protesting doing things that can’t possibly be as bad as things she’s had to do for other jobs, she’s trained to handle tense life threatening situations - yet freaks out and shuts down over a shirtless man in front of her… She’s a grown ass adult, has had sex with men before, and she just shuts down over a man’s undulating six pack (seriously why that word choice)?
-All the back and forth conversations/arguments where Hannah refuses to accept or agree to something but eventually gives in. It always went on way too long, was overdone and got annoying pretty quickly.
-Along those lines, Hannah needing to be told a million times that Jack liked her before she believed it. It started to come across as her just being completely clueless rather than insecure.
-mainly because of those last three things, but also just because of the narration, Hannah seemed very immature.
-a lot of body shaming
-internalized misogyny
-very heteronormative (every single character is cishet)
-I felt like there should’ve been a content warning for suicide attempt for the end of the book. Even though we’re told many times that things could get messy given Hannah’s job, the whole book was very low stakes up until then, and that kind of came out of no where. For a rom com especially, it seemed a bit much. It felt like she almost tried to keep that scene a bit lighthearted as well with the writing style, but that’s not a scene you can make light of imo. It felt a bit insensitive.
Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Cancer, Ableism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit
Graphic: death of a siblingmuqs786's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
But now I am questioning why 4 stars😂I think its more of a 3.25
But still good though.
Graphic: Stalking, Car accident, and Death
Moderate: Chronic illness and Suicide attempt
Minor: Body shaming and Self harm
burkiewiczs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Death, Grief, Body shaming, Car accident, Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Domestic abuse
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Cancer
sarahbythebook's review against another edition
4.0
I think the author achieved her goal of balancing the dark with the light, and while the scenario was more than a little unbelievable, the characters were relatable and lovable. The story worked, and it was fun!
Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
Minor: Body shaming
brimcnull'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Body shaming
kaytrain'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Self harm
kayyphan's review against another edition
There is such a disconnect with the premise of the female protagonist Hannah (an extremely competent “bodyguard” who could kill you with a dinner napkin) and the actual character in the book (highly unprofessional, lacks judgment, and acts childish). The Bodyguard is neither funny nor romantic. The two MCs have zero chemistry and the only relationship more unrealistic than theirs was the one between Hannah and her ex.
A running theme in this book is also “the other woman” and vying for male attention. Hannah’s best friend and Jack’s ex-girlfriend are written in a way to cut other women down. Hannah shows very little empathy or remorse for these other women she views as competition and there a weird amount of body shaming.
This book is so poorly written and feels more like a debut work rather than an author’s ninth published novel. It makes me wonder if this book was written by a subpar ghost writer. It’s hard to care for any of the characters or the story.
Minor: Body shaming, Stalking, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Grief
joyful_bookworm_'s review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Body shaming, Blood, and Stalking