Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

19 reviews

beckyremillard's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity and Dementia

samone2's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Dementia, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

katievallin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Stalking and Injury/Injury detail

akswhy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

3.5

Just as cute and flirtatious as its predecessor, When In Rome, but more grounded too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity and Domestic abuse

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• 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

5.0

Spoiler

What a lovely book✨ I read when in Rome earlier this year and the sequel did not disappoint. It's all kinds of sweet, funny and did I say sweet? The characters are flawed to a point and I love them; all of them had sweetness in their bones. Some of the older generation's mindset is reflected here (how they easily judge interesting people like Will who is ripped and inked) I love the chemistry between Annie and Will, they were so fun. I loved all the secondhand embarrassment moments.😂 Overall, a fun read and a potential reread in the future. Thank you, Sarah, ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

oceanwriter's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-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

3.75

For some reason, I'm a person who tends to prefer the sequels over the first installments. I read this book back to back with When in Rome and found myself much more attached to Annie and Will than Amelia and Noah.
 

Shy and introverted Annie has her heart set on finding her other half. Thanks to small-town talk, she begins to fear her quiet reputation has her out of luck in the dating department. She enlists her friend Amelia's bodyguard Will to help her come out of her shell. 

I'm not usually a fan of plots where the 'good girl' has to become someone she isn't just to find 'love' but it worked for me more here than usual. Will's personality has a great contrast with Annie's. They fit well together as the narrators. 

Like When in Rome, this book has quite a few references to Audrey Hepburn, albeit, not quite as many as the first. The film of focus this time around is Funny Face. If you've seen the film, you can see some of the similarities between Annie and Jo Stockton. I'm curious to see if this theme continues should the series go on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Dementia, Cursing, and Sexual content

happyreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse and Dementia

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Child abuse, Grief, and Sexual content

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

infjkiki's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content

Minor: Dementia