uranaishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic friendship, Blood, Violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Grief
demy_summer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Death, Stalking, Blood, Hate crime, and Self harm
hannibanani29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Infertility, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Blood, Stalking, and Pregnancy
rafaelabossoni'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: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Death, Bullying, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
things100'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: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Gore, and Body horror
xlaurareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Murder
megcarrick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence
sami_leigh'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
4.0
• Forced proximity
• Sunshine Grump
• Age gap
• Murder mystery
• Insta-love
• “Touch her and I’ll kill you” vibes
• ALL the tension 🔥
• Personal growth for our MCs 🙌🏻
• Representation of diverse sexualities
• Well established secondary characters (low key hoping for sequels 🤞🏻)
• BANTER!
• Nickname 🙌🏻
• Epilogue 😍
I snort. “Do I look like the kind of guy who goes on ice cream dates, half pint?”
“No,” she sighs. “I guess you don’t.”
We walk in silence for a few seconds. “What flavour are you getting?”
🌶🌶🌶
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Blood
fr4n_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Gun violence
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Taylor, a second grade teacher on vacation in Cape Cod with her brother, gets more than she bargained for when they find a body in their rental home—and when a grumpy bounty hunter arrives to investigate the murder.
“Admit this is romantic.” “No,” I say, breathily. “It’s not.”
Unpopular opinion alert: this one was NOT IT for me. I know there must be something to love about it because a lot of people I respect a lot really love it…but unfortunately I did not find whatever they found in the pages of this one.
Even though I expected the murder mystery to be relegated to a bit of a side plot, it was ultimately almost entirely irrelevant, to the point that I’m not even sure why it needed to be part of the plot. Still, I would have been okay with that if the romance made up for it, but I found the dynamic between Myles and Taylor to be super creepy and possessive, and I just could not get into their relationship.
Also, I recognize what a weird soapbox this is for me to choose, but because I just can’t get past it: there are no pandas in Connecticut. Entirely possible there are weirdos in panda suits though. (IYKYK)
I’m going to end this here, but if you read and loved this one, know that I cannot relate but I’m genuinely happy for you—please don’t come for me.
CW: Murder/blood; gun violence; some discussions of kidnapping/child abuse; abandonment.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Murder, Stalking, Abandonment, and Gun violence
Minor: Blood, Child abuse, and Kidnapping