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Flawless by Elsie Silver

5 reviews

taylormoore's review

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emotional medium-paced
  • 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

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smuttymcbookface's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Things I liked:
  • The plot
  • The tension building
  • The father-daughter relationship
  • The spicy scenes

Things I did not like: 
  • I could not passably believe summer was his agent. She was unprofessional the whole book. 
  • Rhett is an absolute man-child. I found it very hard to find him likable.
  • "I'm not possessive, I'm protective" was not true at all. I'm alright with possessive MMCs but this wasn't doing it for me. Felt a little gaslighting.
  • Punch anyone you don't like? Glad to see we're back in the schoolyard.
  • Blatant hypocrisy in thoughts. "I can't judge a book by it's cover," regarding Summer, when literally a paragraph above, Geoff was pegged as a manicure loving city boy?
  • "I think I loved you from the first time I saw you and you give me that smirk I hated." We can't just rewrite what happened? They genuinely found each other annoying. There's no "I loved you then because I love you now."

I'm likely going to give the second one a go just because it feels less likely that Cade will be as childish.
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brebeingwell's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.5

I thought this was a super cute love story that actually had some depth to it. Both characters were fleshed out with ambitions, fears, and flaws that complimented each other well throughout the story. The setting of Chestnut Springs is enchanting and the Eaton family feels tight-knit in a real mess with your sibling kind of way. 

I do think it had its issues. Mainly, the father and the love interest Rhett having the same pet name for Summer, which I found incredibly creepy. After the 60% mark it also felt like it was very sexually charged and there was less emotional development for the characters. The end scene, where they skip ahead and make a major life decision together, was poorly timed. I doubt most females would want to have that moment happen the way it did. But good for Summer, she seems happy.

I look forward to continuing on in this universe and family.
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ambercunningham's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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abicaro17's review

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adventurous emotional funny reflective slow-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

Rhett and Summer were adorable! I was laughing put loud and the ending was so perfect and adorable for them. The thing that made this book lose half a star was the miscommunication trope. Its a heavy theme unfortunately and it makes the book lose some footing. 
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