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kim03's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
aurora4847'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, and Vomit
livruther's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content
tetrootz'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
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual content
risseandshine'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
3.0
But was it cute enough for me to rave about it and tell everyone to pick it up? Not really.
This story follows Maybell Parrish, a woman who has a penchant for daydreaming, unexpectedly inherits a big house from her great aunt. She gets another round of surprises when 1) she sees that the house worn down, and 2) she finds out that she's to share this house with the grumpy groundskeeper.
I have to admit, beneath all the cuteness, I was mostly going, "Oh god we're back in her fantasy dreamland <i>again</i>? I get that it's in Maybell's personality to constantly daydream, but I felt progressively annoyed by it as it went on.
Also, while I appreciate that this book touched on Wesley and his issues, I felt like it touched on it too late, so much so that I felt like the book was cut abruptly at the end. I think the story could have benefited more with having the issues dealt with earlier with Maybell and Wesley working on them as a couple.
Overall, this was an okay book for me. If you'd like to read an enemies-to-lovers romance between a hero with a grouchy exterior but soft personality and a heroine who finds her own voice despite being a people pleaser all her life, then I guess you could give this a fair shot. Although, I don't guarantee that you would scream about this to the high heavens right after.
Nonetheless, I still think that the author is a fantastic writer, so I'm still interested in reading more from her.
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tw: social anxiety, panic attacks
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
_ich__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Abandonment
katievallin'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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Racism, and Sexism
anielabooks'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
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Racism, and Death of parent
allonsyahhlee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
thk'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
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment