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hellowildflower's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
lizaxwin's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
*** Spoilers all the way through the review ***
I‘m sorry but there are just so many things wrong with this book. Jason has serious anger issues if you ask me and the way he treats Olive feels like she‘s his possession more than an actual human being. Other than being wickedly good-looking and a movie star I don‘t see what she sees in him. He does not seem to respect her very much and how does she react to that? She‘s still all lovey dovey with him. There were so many problematic scenes and the worst one was probably when he was fingering her while she was drunk out of her mind. I mean, wtf? It’s not consensual sex if the person doesn‘t even remember it happened the next day, folks. I‘m sorry but this book was an utter disappointment and the content was really fucked up at times. I mean, someone spiked his drink and no one did anything about that? That‘s freaking illegal, guys. But nothing happened?! And don’t even get me started on Olive acting like a little child the whole time rather than a twenty-something year old woman. It only made the sex scenes more cringy than they already were. Plus, I really cringed hard every time he called her „little one“. Is she having daddy issues (bc the way she talks about her dad in the last few chapters also made me cringe inexplicably) or is he just giving of a rather pedophilic vibe? Maybe it’s both.
The only positive thing was Olive‘s and Lucy‘s friendship. And that‘s about it. If you can help it, don’t read it. There are so many good, spicy and more 21st century like novels out there. Unfortunately, this isn‘t one of them.
I‘m sorry but there are just so many things wrong with this book. Jason has serious anger issues if you ask me and the way he treats Olive feels like she‘s his possession more than an actual human being. Other than being wickedly good-looking and a movie star I don‘t see what she sees in him. He does not seem to respect her very much and how does she react to that? She‘s still all lovey dovey with him. There were so many problematic scenes and the worst one was probably when he was fingering her while she was drunk out of her mind. I mean, wtf? It’s not consensual sex if the person doesn‘t even remember it happened the next day, folks. I‘m sorry but this book was an utter disappointment and the content was really fucked up at times. I mean, someone spiked his drink and no one did anything about that? That‘s freaking illegal, guys. But nothing happened?! And don’t even get me started on Olive acting like a little child the whole time rather than a twenty-something year old woman. It only made the sex scenes more cringy than they already were. Plus, I really cringed hard every time he called her „little one“. Is she having daddy issues (bc the way she talks about her dad in the last few chapters also made me cringe inexplicably) or is he just giving of a rather pedophilic vibe? Maybe it’s both.
The only positive thing was Olive‘s and Lucy‘s friendship. And that‘s about it. If you can help it, don’t read it. There are so many good, spicy and more 21st century like novels out there. Unfortunately, this isn‘t one of them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Vomit