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bee_thebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
So let me begin, first off Cal is absolutely gourgeous, perfect,pretty, jaw dropping, pantie wetting, hot, amazing, flawless, did I mention absolutely perfect. Without a doubt one of my new favorite book bfs. HOWEVER Lanas character was lacking in many areas. She was sadly a not very well developed and thought out character. The plot was not something you´d never seen before but the addiction aspect was kinda interesting. I can´t really judge if it was written ideally, since I literally don´t know shit about dealing with substance abuse, but I can say that I liked how it was handled in the book.
The town they lived in was INSUFFERABLE, the people were so childish ugh. Cami was really sweet and cool, we like her. I was incredibly positively surprised by Declan, he might actually be not as bad as I thought but in his own book he was the biggest ick and red flag I´d ever seen. Rowan and Zahra as always did not interest anybody in the slightest because they kind of are boring, let´s be honest people. But I´m getting off topic.
Overall this was a pretty mid series, nothing bad per se just easy escapism and very mid vanilla smut.
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
demy_summer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
kashiish'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? Yes
3.0
“shit. i never stood a chance against him once he got sober. hell, i barely stood a chance when he was still drinking, which only proves how screwed i was from the very beginning.”
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
bbygirl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I enjoyed the fact that Alana made Cal work for it when it came to getting her back. A lot of books would have the characters getting back together in the first few chapters, but they didn't in this book, and it worked out really well that they didn't.
But you can also tell Cal only ever had good intentions when it came to Alana. I really liked that Cal knew he wasn't any good for Alana until he got help, and knew he wasn't ready to get help so he did the best thing by Alana and left, even though it hurt both of them to do so.
I do think the way the town treated Cal was a bit over the top, but I know small towns are like that and they protect their people. And you can see that while Cal hated being treated that way by everyone he was once close to, he understood their reasons and set out to prove to everyone not just Alana that he wasn't out to hurt her again.
I also really loved the bond that Cal had with Alana's daughter Cami. It was really sweet to see them interact. And camo was just the sweetest little girl and so funny. The story wouldn't have been the same without Cami.
So overall I really enjoyed this final book in the trilogy and would absolutely recommend.
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, Bullying, and Terminal illness
rodes'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction
Minor: Death of parent
alxisrae'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: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
worldofv33'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Vomit
bendy_bookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Miscarriage
luizalikesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
As someone who very much liked the other two books in the series, this felt like a complete shift from them. This was unnecessarily long and repetitive, too focused on Cal and his addiction instead of their relationship or his feelings about getting his inheritance. There were so many moments of him relapsing that you can argue were the realist part of the book but that for me felt like could’ve been communicated in a couple of paragraphs instead of a couple hundred pages. I loved that Lana was Colombian and her Hispanic roots were present but I disliked how she had no depth to her as a character. There was too much time spent on her being adamant about not wanting to give the house up and too little on explaining why. Her relationship with baking was completed glossed over, as it was her relationship with her mom and sister, like show me scenes of her having hardships with her sister and her addiction don’t just tell me, 500+ pages were more than anything for much more.
Overall a let down 😭😭 I will probably give throttled by the author since I liked terms and conditions but I’m unsure if I’ll continue.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Grief
schwurbs'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Addiction, and Drug abuse