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dlsmk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
shansbookishcorner'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
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Medical trauma and War
lucysaints'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? It's complicated
4.0
I carnot really decide if this or Reckless is my favorite book.
Graphic: Medical trauma
lousnewchapter'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lemonsforyu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ionaash'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and War
one_more_chapter96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and War
camryn_reads_'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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
hjb_128'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
abidavisf'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
3.75
Speaking on Hopeless itself, I enjoyed Beau and Bailey’s story and the camaraderie that they share, coming from traumatic pasts and both living with insecurities around the unknown parts of their lives. It makes sense that they would be drawn together, though, like Beau, I do find the age difference slightly awkward. That being said, Bailey is clearly a 22-year-old who has had to be wise before her years, and Beau’s years in the military probably mean that his 20s and early 30s were not as progressive socially as they could have been. Maybe they meet in the middle.
Hopeless did not grab me as much as the other books in the series did, which is why my rating is slightly lower. I felt myself gravitating more towards the snippets of the other characters’ lives and wished we’d had more of that.
That being said, I still found Beau-Bailey endearing, hilarious and, frankly, emotional. I giggled and blushed and cheered for them. I hope they’re happy together forever, and I hope those Jansen boys get far away from Chestnut Springs.
Moderate: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Classism