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Flawless by Elsie Silver

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frantically's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This was so good at the beginning and I loved reading about a chronically ill FMC but damn, that got messy so quickly 🙃 I want other chronically ill girlies who are hoping for some proper rep to know what that rep entails. Take care of yourselves 🫶🏻

TW: Abuse of power by a doctor, doctor x former patient (she's 18), grooming by a doctor

Turns out her pos ex Rob was the surgeon who operated on her when she was a young teenager (!!) and then started hooking up with her when she turned eighteen. Oh, and he's also married to her sister. Summer straight up says that Rob groomed her (yeah that's obvious) but she's kept his secret so long that she's even let her sister marry him and she still doesn't want to tell anyone because "he's obviously good at what he does". Man, idgaf how good of a surgeon he is, that is a straight up predator who works in pediatrics. This was all just treated as some ✨dramatic✨ subplot and not treated with nearly the decency and respect it deserved. I'll probably check out the other books after a bit of time because damn, this left a bad taste in my mouth 🤢

(All of this also puts a quote we get pretty early on into a completely different light: "My ex, Rob, put my heart back together and then tore it to shreds. I wish I could say I hate him. I should hate him. But it’s hard to extricate myself from him. There’s something intensely personal about letting someone inside your body that way." bc you know...he had his hands literally on her heart...inside her body...when she was a teenager...because he operated on her...)

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3.0

It was an interesting story. I predicted some of the main plot points around midway through, but I still enjoyed reading them. Both Rhett and Summer were good MCs. They had different views on things but slowly learned to understand and work together.

I am curious who the characters are for the other books. I have a feeling it's Rhett's two brothers (as they are both single, I think), maybe Rhett's dad (something said about Summer's friend is making me think that), and maybe Jasper. There are five books, so... I don't know. I'll probably look to see if I am right.

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thenovelreader's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

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3.0

i quite enjoyed this book, i really liked summer and rhett, as well as our side cast. im definitely going to continue on with this series, im really excited to see how willa&cades story will play out, not to mention how winter is going to get redeemed
it was a very quick and easy read, and while i did know this book was going to be spicy, i didn't expect it to be this heavy handed. as in, almost every chapter had at least one sexual comment. i still liked the story, but that did give me quite the whiplash

all in all, this book was a fun ride and even tho it didnt quite live up to its hype for me, im still glad i read it. if you feel like flawless could be your cup of tea definitely do give it a shot!

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