The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
murve's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Chronic illness
nikeeeeee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
maziodynes's review against another edition
- 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
It ripped my heart out and stomped on it, and probably has the most highlights to page ratio of any of my books now!
This is a treasure and one of my favorites of the year. ❤️
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent
hannahbevil's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse
molliundera_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Abandonment, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Medical content, Rape, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
marisagomez25's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gaslighting, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence
readwithmemd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Drug use
bek67's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, and Rape
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- 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
"Adelaide" follows a young woman named Adelaide Williams, an American who, after finishing her masters in London, finds a job and gets to live out her England dreams. One of those dreams is falling into a whirlwind relationship with a sexy Englishman, Rory. Rory is far from the perfect man, and he presents Adelaide with a lot of red flags, but Adelaide cannot resist, and she does everything in her power to keep their relationship going strong, unfortunately, to her complete detriment.
I really enjoyed Adelaide as a character. She went through some challenging hurdles in her teenage years, and she never really experienced a good healthy romantic relationship herself. I think her attitude towards relationships is very relatable, and something that so many women too often relate to. She is constantly bending backwards and censoring herself to be the perfect partner for Rory, and he never even sees it or takes the time to ask if her emotional needs are being met. Her complete mental breakdown I think also hits close to home.
This is a beautiful book about how your mental health NEEDS to come first, or else the rest of your relationships will suffer. Adelaide is a strong female character that highlights a story about how men who are not entirely evil but also not great can be a woman's downfall. This story deals with difficult subject matter, and at times it is challenging to read, but I think it is a captivating story that I did not want to put down.
I look forward to picking up more from Genevieve Wheeler in the future!
Graphic: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual content, Self harm, and Rape
swell_gal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Gaslighting, Infertility, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Medical content