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crystalmackey's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment
briochebun's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
୨୧ Unwanted ୨୧
╰┈➤ [3 out of 5 ☆’s.]
❝𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬.❞
ʚɞ ⁺˖ ⸝⸝
I was super excited to read this story — the synopsis made it sound like the angsty book of my dreams — but it ended up falling a bit flat for me (unfortunately). :(
I wish that this book had been longer — and that Frankie + Arlo had more of a slow burn romance where we got to see them pine for one another for a little while longer before getting together.
I think that it’s difficult to tackle a book with this subject matter in under 300 pages. I just wanted more. Others who aren’t fans of slow burn romances might feel differently though!
╰┈➤ [3 out of 5 ☆’s.]
❝𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬.❞
ʚɞ ⁺˖ ⸝⸝
I was super excited to read this story — the synopsis made it sound like the angsty book of my dreams — but it ended up falling a bit flat for me (unfortunately). :(
I wish that this book had been longer — and that Frankie + Arlo had more of a slow burn romance where we got to see them pine for one another for a little while longer before getting together.
I think that it’s difficult to tackle a book with this subject matter in under 300 pages. I just wanted more. Others who aren’t fans of slow burn romances might feel differently though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Physical abuse
voracious_book_addict's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I very much enjoyed this second chance romance narrated by Zachary Johnson and Jacob Morgan. This story was heartbreaking and beautiful. I loved these two coming together their friendship and love was raw and eternal. I wanted some more details from their story, I was enjoying them so much I wanted to spend more time with them. Zachary Johnson is a very passionate narrator and his performance made me feel the hurt and pain that Frankie was feeling. There were a few times where his narration was a bit louder than I felt the scene called for, but overall I very much enjoyed his performance. Jacob Morgan was amazing as always bringing Arlo's trauma and addiction to my ears.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Grief
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