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wordsaremybigobsession's review
adventurous
emotional
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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death
Minor: Pregnancy
fkshg8465's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
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
4.0
This book is actually quite poorly written, and at first, that’s all I could notice. But as the book progressed, I noticed it less and less and even forgot how poorly it was written until I’d suddenly stumble on what was clearly a proofreading error. That was annoying whenever it happened. However, the reason I kept forgetting the writing quality was because the story was strong enough to compensate for it. The two central characters were very easy to root for, and the villain was deeply contemptible, which made the story itself strong enough to earn itself four stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
jennp28's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
2.5
I won a digital copy of this book from a StoryGraph giveaway. At first I was enjoying the instalove story, with a little past trauma of a shive relationship and alcohol abuse thrown in to give the characters some back story and depth. Then toward the end it got really dark really fast and the ending/resolution felt rushed.
It’s not a closed door romance but it’s not super explicit or spicy (in fact it might have been improved by being more spicy but that might have thrown off the pacing even more if extra time was spent on descriptions….
Also this book needs a REALLY good edit. It’s half in present tense and half in past tense, sometimes within the same sentence. It really pulled me out of the story every time it changed. I kinda want to print it off and have at it with a red pen because I think there’s a decent story under there!
It’s not a closed door romance but it’s not super explicit or spicy (in fact it might have been improved by being more spicy but that might have thrown off the pacing even more if extra time was spent on descriptions….
Also this book needs a REALLY good edit. It’s half in present tense and half in past tense, sometimes within the same sentence. It really pulled me out of the story every time it changed. I kinda want to print it off and have at it with a red pen because I think there’s a decent story under there!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders
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