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marena02'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
4.0
I have no issues with it beside the smut mostly being in Zanders POV, and also the hockey players constantly being referred to by last name. Whenever Zander/Zee was actually getting called Evan I was confused because at some point I really thought his last name was his first name because of how often it was used.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
garbage_mcsmutly'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
3.75
🌶️ 3/5 multiple explicit scenes but the spice just wasn't spicing for me
🏳️🌈✊ Both characters are Black/mixed, I think? FMC is biracial (Black and white); I was a little unclear on MMC's parents' races, but he is Black. FMC is fat and she deals with fatphobia, both personally and societally. Props for the mental health & pro-therapy story lines; we love a king who's been in therapy for a decade lol
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
booksense'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
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
turnthepages_nl's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Vomit
angelalibrosymiscelaneas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit
caitlinemccann'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
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
crinkledmochi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit
finnickdeservedbetter'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
4.5
- POC FMC & MMC
- Sports romance
- Forced proximity
- Mid/plus-size FMC
- Forbidden relationship
- Healing from trauma together
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
lilyemmaaa'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
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic relationship
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
g_c_geeks'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
4.0
The chemistry between the leads was also off the charts, i always love when they can’t stand each other first and have so much banter, only to realise they are super attracted to the other and so on and so forth. It just works every time.
The middle of the book dragged a little for me, and i HATED the third act conflict. It is always dumb and contrived, and despite vaguely understanding the reasoning, it still felt like both of the main characters were being obtuse. Especially considering the fact that they talked so deeply about their insecurities and trauma, and particularly how Zanders talked about being in therapy for so long, you would think that they would be able to spot their self-sabotage but no. Anyway, it resolved in a satisfying way, and I just liked all the characters too much to be put off by that. Also the spice was great so can’t complain about that haha.
definitely would recommend this book if you like sports romances, especially ones with depth to them.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Toxic relationship and Vomit