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_persephone_'s review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer and Miscarriage
Minor: Sexual harassment
bookwormbullet's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
selfbybee's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
CW: mentions of alcoholism, domestic violence, physical violence, spousal death, miscarriage
I’m gonna be honest and say I loved this book I loved the dual POV it helps a ton with those of us who may have rejection sensitivity. I love enemies to lovers. I love men pining and groveling. But I took a full star off because there is a page and a conversation that is not a necessary conversation, it doesn’t drive the plot in any way that very much sent my h0m0phobia alarm bells off.
I’m gonna be honest and say I loved this book I loved the dual POV it helps a ton with those of us who may have rejection sensitivity. I love enemies to lovers. I love men pining and groveling. But I took a full star off because there is a page and a conversation that is not a necessary conversation, it doesn’t drive the plot in any way that very much sent my h0m0phobia alarm bells off.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual content
smanthschmanth's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Miscarriage
Minor: Sexual harassment
lomireads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I truly admire the skill by which JL explored the complexity of their shared grief; the synopsis initially took me aback but reading the way in which Dom so gently gave Sloane the space to grieve her love so openly…I loved. The intimacy was spot-on; she somehow managed to write a man obsessed without being disrespectful of the past relationship. 10/10
This is her debut novel, and I must say that her prose was uniquely lyrical without becoming chunky. A very hard line to balance but she managed it really quite well. Additionally, I really appreciated the content warnings and care to sensitive topics. I really do look forward to reading more from JL!
This is her debut novel, and I must say that her prose was uniquely lyrical without becoming chunky. A very hard line to balance but she managed it really quite well. Additionally, I really appreciated the content warnings and care to sensitive topics. I really do look forward to reading more from JL!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment