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shelbyrodger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Body shaming, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Vomit and Eating disorder
Minor: Sexual assault
clareasday's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Eating disorder, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death of parent, Body shaming, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Self harm
maddietavares'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
3.75
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Vomit
meredith_williams_'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
3.25
I liked:聽
- the university setting and college athlete rivals-to-lovers bit聽
- the friend group dynamics聽
- the banter between the main characters
- the modeling of a healthy communication style and mutually supportive romantic relationship聽
I disliked:
-the general flow of the plot. It felt like everything and nothing happened at the same time. 聽
- the excessive amounts of spicy scenes and the cringey dialogue that came along with them. I鈥檓 not opposed to a smutty romance, but it felt like every other chapter and, to me, lessened the romantic tension that was being built between the two main characters because there was no slow burn whatsoever.
- THE EPILOUGE!!!! WHY???
Overall, this book is sweet and sporty and fun, but it could have been about half the length and nothing would have been lost.聽
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Vomit, and Eating disorder
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment
jennyg1234's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I can see this being a movie or a series.
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, and Body shaming
Minor: Eating disorder
racheldonna14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
macykey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief
sydney_montalbano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder
Minor: Alcohol
kathis_wonderland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
聽
I love figure skating! In my teenage years I would get up any time during the night during the Olympic Winter Games whenever figure skating was on, because I was just amazed by it. So, is it surprising that I liked this book? No, it isn't. This book was really good to read. I liked the alternating POVs that gave us an insight into figure skating and ice hockey, which I found interesting. What really amazed me in this book was consent. They all took consent very seriously. This is what sexual action should look like. Nate even said somewhere at the beginning of their relationship that Anastasia can withdraw consent anytime she wants to. Loved that.
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The communication between Anastasia and Nate was quite good as well. Usually, when it comes to characters in this age group, there often is miscommunication, which annoys me greatly. Their chemistry was amazing as well! Lots of spice in this book.
聽
On thing that bothered me, and this is totally a me thing and has nothing to do with the book by itself, was the name Anastasia. More often than not my mind jumped to Fifty Shades of Grey when I read the name. And this book is completely different to the other series! I don't know what came over me...聽
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I quite enjoyed this book. Sometimes the story seemed a bit dragging, but overall, it was good. I hope I can get back to Maple Hills at some point.
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
mindins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
El resumen de este libro es: En t茅rminos, de trama no hay trama.
La idea era muy buena, pero nunca lleg贸 a ser un enemies to lovers, fue un insta-love, donde trataron de crear una rivalidad que nunca existi贸. De hecho el tema del hielo derretido pudo ser usado para muchas situaciones pero nada.
Las escenas spicy fueron para mi fueron innecesariamente largas, repetitivas y daban un poco de cringe. La pareja estuvo junta al 40% del libro y el resto fue relleno poco interesante. Tiene 0.5 estrellitas s贸lo porque el tema del amigo t贸xico estuvo bien, aunque para tanto escandalo se resolvi贸 como la misma protagonista dijo que no quer铆a que se solucionara, y por como se abord贸 el asunto de la terapia.
El final fue mal铆simo y predecible. No pude conectar con los protagonistas en ning煤n momento y si no estaban culeando, estaban de fiesta y cur谩ndose a cagar s贸lo para "olvidar y relajarse".
En general no entiendo porqu茅 alguien leer铆a esto y lo recomendar铆a, definitivamente no le hace justicia al hype. Aunque si quieres leer porn without plot, mon贸logos internos extremadamente repetitivos y ver nombres y nombres de personajes que ni aportan nada, es para ti.
Dato random: No pasa el Test de Bechdel.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy