The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
kyra_613's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Car accident, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Abortion, and Eating disorder
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Ableism, and Vomit
iliketoreadxoxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, and Death
Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
0liviamarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Self harm, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
john_pascoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abortion, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
giannaa01'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
4.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Child abuse
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident
Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt
rumfordsam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Grief, Infidelity, Violence, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Gore
tfeighny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, Child death, and Child abuse
ankiaisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, Murder, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I definitely prefer this book to Hoover's other books that focus more on the romance, though also in this one I hated the romance the most — I wouldn't call it unnecessary, but definitely unnecessarily detailed and too sex-focused, at least to my (dis)liking. Also are there any CoHo books that are not problematic at all? Just wondering, as Verity also very much lacked in the discussion and presence of consent and protection in sexual acts... also blaming women's clothes for men's uncontrollable arousal (and eventually rape) is soooo last century — could you please stop upkeeping rape culture, especially as a fellow woman?
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Abortion, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Vomit
basicallyki's review against another edition
1.0
what was the point? that’s what i asked myself after every potential plot point was never discussed again. the sleep walking, the obsession from three separate characters, the “is the husband a creep”, the “is the child a psycho” and everything else that was mentioned once and never again.
the twist was decent but the reaction to it and what came of it ruined it. jeremy and lowen are terrible people throughout the entire book and not once was a rooting for them individually or as a couple. every single character needs therapy and i fully believe the the author does too. her exploitation of trauma is weird, the anti choice throughout the book is excessive and impossible to ignore.
honestly i could rant forever and i’ve missed a lot of points i wanted to make in this review but i’m sure there are better ones out there that can explain it more thoroughly than i can because i want to put my phone down and forget everything about this awful experience.
over all if felt like a waste of my time. i’ve read one other book by her and after reading them both i won’t be picking up another.
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Misogyny
Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage
Minor: Vomit