howlinglibraries's review
I can't handle any more of Wes being this much of an asshole while Rain fawns over him. I can understand why bully romances or romances with guys who start off as total douchebags work for a lot of people, but I've learned that they just do not work for me except in very rare exceptions, and this was NOT an exception. Wes has spent the entire first 1/4 of the book blaming Rain for everything (even though literally everything thus far has stemmed from him kidnapping her at gunpoint at the beginning of the book), and when he isn't talking to her like she's a piece of trash, he's sexualizing every movement she makes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
Minor: Child death
becca_akins's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this apocalyptic love story. It is a unique take on this subgenre of romance because it takes place the days before the apocalypse rather than during or post the world-ending event. It shows how fear can strip people of their humanity and how hope can be the key to survival. Our characters specifically our heroine are not ina good place mentally during the story and what I liked is that while the hero certainly helps with those struggles. He does not "cure" them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Violence, and Addiction
Moderate: Sexual violence
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