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patriciahanna's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Ahhhh Luna and Tony are totally written in the stars. Older brothers best friend trope coupled with a protector trope. Soooo good.
3/5 🌶️
3/5 🌶️
Graphic: Stalking
Minor: Rape and Vomit
frantically's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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
3.25
I was so ready to love this and I did love it! Until like the 60% mark.
First the positives: The plot was really engaging and I loved there was 🌟 dramaaa 🌟 at the end without it being a third-act break-up. Luna is such a sweet character and I love how supportive all of her friends are of her, especially the girls. I'm so ready to read about Zoe and Sadie getting their HEA, too. And, yes it was a bit much at times, but I love myself a protective MMC (/and/ a protective older brother, just so good) and most of Luna and Tony's scenes were really cute.
(Small spoilers for the negatives)
Now, I just couldn't stand Tony's behaviour anymore at some point. He's always cursing, always shouting and even though I knew, that Luna loved him too, he was overly aggressive & possessive at times. What made me stop reading for a whole day actually, was,that he installed a tracker on her phone without her knowing and then got upset that she got upset. And then Luna goes and starts defending him in her head!! Like, that's overstepping SO many lines.
The whole age-gap thing was also okay at first, I'm pretty sure it even said that Tony only really developed feelings for Luna when she was 16 and he was 20 (which, still weird, but okay I'll deal with it) but then Luna finds an old picture of her, Tony and her brother, where she's 10/11 and she swears that she can already see that Tony was in love with her — and it makes her happy. Girl please.
The last thing might just be because I've been writing a thesis for uni and correcting all my friends' works but a) there were so many grammatical errors. Morgan, please let me be your editor. I'll do it for free b) Tony never spoke in complete sentences, always just "Know you love, babe" "Trust you know that about me, babe", like have you ever heard of a subject noon, my man and c) while I love that Tony is a security guard instead of a police officer in the edited version, there were still some instances where it hadn't been changed and he was called a detective/officer.
This turned out so negatively, oh god, it was still a fun book, I love Luna and, who am I kidding, I'll probably continue reading anyway!
First the positives: The plot was really engaging and I loved there was 🌟 dramaaa 🌟 at the end without it being a third-act break-up. Luna is such a sweet character and I love how supportive all of her friends are of her, especially the girls. I'm so ready to read about Zoe and Sadie getting their HEA, too. And, yes it was a bit much at times, but I love myself a protective MMC (/and/ a protective older brother, just so good) and most of Luna and Tony's scenes were really cute.
(Small spoilers for the negatives)
Now, I just couldn't stand Tony's behaviour anymore at some point. He's always cursing, always shouting and even though I knew, that Luna loved him too, he was overly aggressive & possessive at times. What made me stop reading for a whole day actually, was,
The whole age-gap thing was also okay at first, I'm pretty sure it even said that Tony only really developed feelings for Luna when she was 16 and he was 20 (which, still weird, but okay I'll deal with it)
The last thing might just be because I've been writing a thesis for uni and correcting all my friends' works but a) there were so many grammatical errors. Morgan, please let me be your editor. I'll do it for free b) Tony never spoke in complete sentences, always just "Know you love, babe" "Trust you know that about me, babe", like have you ever heard of a subject noon, my man and c) while I love that Tony is a security guard instead of a police officer in the edited version, there were still some instances where it hadn't been changed and he was called a detective/officer.
This turned out so negatively, oh god, it was still a fun book, I love Luna and, who am I kidding, I'll probably continue reading anyway!
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Stalking
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
The FMC is roofied at a party when she's underage but they don't know it at the time — nothing happens and the MMC takes her home because he thinks she's too drunkaqtbenz's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting and Sexism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
sydneys_bookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
to begin, ACAB and that includes your brothers best friend.
that said, tony is hot. i’m thankful that his words exist on paper. i’m glad he wasn’t a creep and was not okay with being with Luna while she was underaged. so glad we do NOT sexualize high schooler’s in this house!
that said, tony is hot. i’m thankful that his words exist on paper. i’m glad he wasn’t a creep and was not okay with being with Luna while she was underaged. so glad we do NOT sexualize high schooler’s in this house!
Graphic: Kidnapping and Stalking
Moderate: Vomit
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