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_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
worldofv33'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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol, and War
memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment
marmelb'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
2.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse
cmab'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
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kdscolley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I truly love this book the more I talk about it, so buckle up.
Luke's past and his own trauma means he's shut off and scared. His reactions directly reflect that of someone who is terrified of what's right in front of them and will do anything to keep it away.
Harper's past, while also terrifying and tragic, gave her an open heart and some extreme compassion. Her desire to have a place to belong was felt. She was a perfect character and I loved every minute. I felt her happiness and wallowed in her sadness right along with her.
*possible slight spoilers ahead*
-I do really wish that he'd groveled more, but I know that's from personal preference. With the kind of person Harper is, it makes sense that what happened was enough for her.
-I cannot wait to read more about this town/characters in the series because oh my word they all tugged on my heart.
-Harp finding what's inside the room and not resorting to anger is honestly the most mature thing a person can do. Her visiting with flowers and talking and being genuinely the most loving, caring, and kind humans made me want to be friends with her too.
Moderate: Death and War
cwetzz'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
5.0
Graphic: Death and Car accident
sami_leigh's review against another edition
- 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
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
She had called a lot of places home, but it was for the lack of a better word. She never really felt at home anywhere.
She laughed a lot. It was a sound that warmed him up. A sound that made him realise how quiet his life had become before. A sound that made him wonder why he had valued the silence so much.
“Fact is, I just don’t have room in my life for her.”
“You’ve got the room; you’re just too chickenshit to make it.”
“I wanted to be memorable.”
“Baby, it would take more than all the time in the world for me to forget you.”
“You can’t put your worth in someone else’s hands like that . . . Whether you mean something to him or not has nothing to do with how inherently valuable you are.”
🌅 Third person
🌅 Meet-disaster
🌅 Fake dating
🌅 Friends with benefits
🌅 National Guard; he deploys in a month
🌅 She’s starting fresh…again
🌅 Protective MMC
🌅 He has secrets
🌅 FMC who understands her worth makes the most of every day 🙌🏻
🌅 Insta-chemistry
🌅 Small town
🌅 Meddling townsfolk
🌅 Tension 🔥
🌅 Found family
🌅 Representation of foster care
🌅 Well established secondary characters: Claire & Charles, Sophie & Ty, Gloria, Aldo (Book 2), Linc (Book 3), Josh, James, Joni, Angry Frank.
🌅 MC growth: grief, communication, guilt, overcoming past trauma.
🌅 Epilogue
• MMC’s perception of the FMC is a klutz who need supervision isn’t fully resolved.
⚠️ Death of a parent (past), car accident (past), death (past), injury/injury detail (explicit), medical trauma (explicit), active duty (MMC deploys in National Guard), child abuse (past, moderate), domestic abuse (not MCs, explicit), violence (moderate), stalking (moderate).
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Stalking, and War
ecravens'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
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail