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sage_alexandra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Maybell has a very vivid and whimsical imagination that she uses to escape her subpar, mundane, and sometimes sad life. When her great aunt Vivian dies and leaves Maybell her entire property, Maybell finally gets the fresh start she deserves. Pair that with a broody, grumpy dude (Wesley) who might have a hard exterior, but is actually squishy soft, and you get an adorable enemies to lovers romance.
I loved learning bits and pieces of Vivian and Victor's (her husband who passed about 2 decades prior) love story and experiencing Maybell's memories through rose-colored glasses (literally).
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Racism, Vomit, Car accident, and Abandonment
The only racism mentioned in the book is in regards to Vivian and Victor's romance. Victor was black, I'm not positive on the timeline, but they were together years before they were allowed to legally marry. The two faced a lot of discrimination, leading them to purchase their remote property to escape.mariakureads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
I absolutely fell in love with Maribel and her inner monologues and day dreaming. Girl only knows how to dream but it makes sense considering her current situation at the start of the book and where she's been.
ok the MMC, Wesley, is adorable. Shy thanks to his social anxiety but he's adorbs once you get to know him. I was rooting for him halfway through the book, once I got passed his taciturn ways. He is a shy sweetheart under that anxiety.
I love that this was a slow burn because it highlighted both Maribel and Wesley's anxiety's, their dreams, wants, and they were able to communicate them and to each other which added to the overall cuteness of this book for me. Because it's not something I get a lot of lately in romance reads and I miss it
Plus the dialogue was really good between them, even the arguments, were not just valid but helped push the storyline and had them opening up and figuring out a lot together.
Moderate: Toxic friendship
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
beckybeth'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: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death and Terminal illness
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
readingwithmeredith'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? Yes
4.0
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
I would call this cracked door/one open door scene with a few steamy make outs but it isn’t very descriptive, overall cleaner than open door romances but not a truly clean romancekatievallin'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