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janallan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Suicide
infusionofviolets'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
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Eating disorder, Infertility, Suicide, Vomit, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
paperandspines's review
ALSO, I find it weird that this is a CLEAN ROMANCE (not just closed door) but murder is totally fine and casual to include. Dead body? ABSOLUTELY FINE. Cussing? NONE ALLOWED. CUSSING IS BAD.
The FMC actually said “what the cuss?!” at one point and that’s when I knew this would be a DNF.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
mels_reading_log's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit
fear_girls_who_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexual harassment
vj_thompson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood
Minor: Animal death
bringmybooks'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
3.75
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If you liked Finlay Donovan is Killing It but struggled *just the tiniest bit* at suspending your disbelief at some of the hijinks Finlay got herself into (especially as the series progressed), I would highly recommend this book!
It's not a perfect novel (her entire career as a writer, while mentioned often, just seems to hover in the background?) but if you're looking to turn off your brain and get lost in a mix between (slightly heavier) cozy mystery + romance, then this is a solid book to check out.
I surprised myself by liking the romance more than I thought I was going to initially (some of the protests for how long things took to come together annoyed me in the beginning) and I thought everything wrapped up quite nicely at the end!
If there was a sequel featuring these characters again, I would most definitely read it. It didn't end on a cliffhanger in any way (and I don't know if a sequel is planned), but there are so many opportunities to expand these characters!
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol