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zoejjj's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
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
3.5
Absolutely NOBODY tagged this book as smut so this is your warning. It’s easy enough to skip over but I wasn’t expecting it.
I really, really appreciated the healthy, loving marriage between Rhys’ parents. It’s so true that when you come from a house filled with love and see love modeled it comes out of you naturally. The part where Rhys praises Sadie in front of her brothers also means a lot to me.
This apparently is the author’s debut novel, which makes a lot of sense. The issues I noticed the most were that people would just appear and disappear randomly. There was a lack of continuity for people and objects. Or the physical phrasing wouldn’t make sense. She would describe the way people were standing or moving and it wouldn’t make any sense. It’s kind of a nitpicky thing but it would take me out of the story because the little movie in my head wasn’t lining up lol
That is not to say that this isn’t well written!! The emotional punches are there. It discusses some heavy stuff without being trauma porn which is where books like this tend to go. Overall I’d recommend this if you’re into the hurt/comfort tag on AO3
I really, really appreciated the healthy, loving marriage between Rhys’ parents. It’s so true that when you come from a house filled with love and see love modeled it comes out of you naturally. The part where Rhys praises Sadie in front of her brothers also means a lot to me.
This apparently is the author’s debut novel, which makes a lot of sense. The issues I noticed the most were that people would just appear and disappear randomly. There was a lack of continuity for people and objects. Or the physical phrasing wouldn’t make sense. She would describe the way people were standing or moving and it wouldn’t make any sense. It’s kind of a nitpicky thing but it would take me out of the story because the little movie in my head wasn’t lining up lol
That is not to say that this isn’t well written!! The emotional punches are there. It discusses some heavy stuff without being trauma porn which is where books like this tend to go. Overall I’d recommend this if you’re into the hurt/comfort tag on AO3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
jfv's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse and Car accident
emmab_124's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Sexual content
culzean's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
tense
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, Alcohol, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
sierra_rose23's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I discovered this book before it was even out and was immediately drawn in by the plot and characters both and made it my mission to read it the second it was published. I wasn’t disappointed.
I fell in love with Rhys and Sadie both right off the bat; the definition of golden retriever and black cat. Despite usually liking it the other way around (golden retriever girl, black cat guy), I found that I loved them as they were just as much. I wanted to hug Rhys and Sadie both through the pages so many times and found myself empathizing with every hardship they both came across. Like every Hockey boy, Rhys captured my heart immensely. I realize that the main focus was on Rhys and Sadie, but I found myself wanting to learn entirely more about the other characters too (I.e Oliver, Liam, Bennett, etc.). If that doesn’t show you the kind of characters written, I don’t know what will. I thought Corrine did a phenomenal job at writing each character. I found the writing to be very hooking as well, certain lines drawing my attention that had me wanting to remember for later (of course there were however a few cheesy lines, but almost every rom com does so who am I to complain?).
All that being said, the only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was because I felt it was rushed in many aspects. With how much trauma both Sadie and Rhys went through, I felt the story lacked more insight within their trauma (though it was still drawn out extremely well during certain parts. Rhys’ mental health journey was very special and dear to my heart.) I was also a bit thrown off by Sadie accepting her desire for Rhys so fast. She went from locking her heart away when it came to the “golden boy”, to immediately calling him her “addiction” in the next chapter. As happy as I was to see them together so fast, I also wouldn’t have minded to see it play out first. It felt like the storyline was just thrown out the window simply so they could get together. Not that that’s always an issue, I just felt like I missed a few steps with how fast it was. (Though maybe I’m used to slow burn who knows).
Despite those silly little nit-picks (and even then with them), I fell in love with every little quirk and all the characters and I thought this was a wonderful debut novel and I can’t wait to see what Corrine comes out with next.
I fell in love with Rhys and Sadie both right off the bat; the definition of golden retriever and black cat. Despite usually liking it the other way around (golden retriever girl, black cat guy), I found that I loved them as they were just as much. I wanted to hug Rhys and Sadie both through the pages so many times and found myself empathizing with every hardship they both came across. Like every Hockey boy, Rhys captured my heart immensely. I realize that the main focus was on Rhys and Sadie, but I found myself wanting to learn entirely more about the other characters too (I.e Oliver, Liam, Bennett, etc.). If that doesn’t show you the kind of characters written, I don’t know what will. I thought Corrine did a phenomenal job at writing each character. I found the writing to be very hooking as well, certain lines drawing my attention that had me wanting to remember for later (of course there were however a few cheesy lines, but almost every rom com does so who am I to complain?).
All that being said, the only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was because I felt it was rushed in many aspects. With how much trauma both Sadie and Rhys went through, I felt the story lacked more insight within their trauma (though it was still drawn out extremely well during certain parts. Rhys’ mental health journey was very special and dear to my heart.) I was also a bit thrown off by Sadie accepting her desire for Rhys so fast. She went from locking her heart away when it came to the “golden boy”, to immediately calling him her “addiction” in the next chapter. As happy as I was to see them together so fast, I also wouldn’t have minded to see it play out first. It felt like the storyline was just thrown out the window simply so they could get together. Not that that’s always an issue, I just felt like I missed a few steps with how fast it was. (Though maybe I’m used to slow burn who knows).
Despite those silly little nit-picks (and even then with them), I fell in love with every little quirk and all the characters and I thought this was a wonderful debut novel and I can’t wait to see what Corrine comes out with next.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
oliviatheron's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism
mackenziebauman's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
rachelmginger's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming and Emotional abuse
themargherita_s's review against another edition
5.0
I've been waiting for this book since July (I think?), so obviously I had to pause whatever I was doing and read it as soon as it came out.
When I don't like a book I write paragraphs about the things that bothered me, but when there's something I love I never know how to express myself and explain what I enjoyed. Unfortunately this is one of those cases too.
I just... I cried. It made me emotional. It broke my heart and put it back together. So that obviously makes it a five star read for me.
I was so impatient and excited about this book that in the past couple of months I kept reading and rereading all the snippets that the author had shared, so many of the emotional and impactful moments I already knew and was expecting. They still got to me though, and there were also a lot of emotional moments that hadn't been shared before so it's not like I actually spoiled myself.
Content warnings: panic disorder, panic and anxiety attacks, PTSD, internalized ableism, fatphobia, parental neglect, toxic behaviors, addiction, abandonment, abuse, self-loathing, violence and accidents, blood.
When I don't like a book I write paragraphs about the things that bothered me, but when there's something I love I never know how to express myself and explain what I enjoyed. Unfortunately this is one of those cases too.
I just... I cried. It made me emotional. It broke my heart and put it back together. So that obviously makes it a five star read for me.
I was so impatient and excited about this book that in the past couple of months I kept reading and rereading all the snippets that the author had shared, so many of the emotional and impactful moments I already knew and was expecting. They still got to me though, and there were also a lot of emotional moments that hadn't been shared before so it's not like I actually spoiled myself.
Content warnings: panic disorder, panic and anxiety attacks, PTSD, internalized ableism, fatphobia, parental neglect, toxic behaviors, addiction, abandonment, abuse, self-loathing, violence and accidents, blood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use
Moderate: Violence, Fatphobia, Blood, and Car accident
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