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chemistryreads'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
3.75
Graphic: War, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
nickypizarro'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? It's complicated
3.5
Gloria is coming out of a 10 yr abusive and toxic relationship but getting back out there so quickly wasn't exactly part of her plan. Hometown hero Aldo has other plans as he's been pining for the girl since high school but not until she's ready. The way he expressed his interest without making her feel uncomfortable was one of my favorite things. He promised a date in 6 months if she'll have him after he's back from deployment. Although an injury cuts his time short on deployment and getting back to the "old" Aldo is harder than it seems. This time it's Gloria who ends up being the hero.
While one of the main things I enjoyed about this book is how easily the plot/storyline interviewed with Pretending You're Mine, I wasn't the biggest fan of how many scenes were repeated. For a good chunk of the book, I thought I was just re-reading the previous book and I would've loved more scenes that weren't in the previous book. As well as lengthening it beyond where the first book ended to get a better look at how things ended after the first book ended. Harper felt like she was given more credit than Gloria with his health and getting him back to being Aldo but it was hard not to love and enjoy these two and their relationship.
Leaning more towards 3.5/5 stars for me
3/5 Twice Level
TWs: Mentions of domestic abuse, physical abuse, war, medical trauma, medical content, injury/injury details, blood, toxic relationship, and sexual assault/rape
While I have received an arc of this book, my thoughts are all my own.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, War, and Blood
kb33's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
“I don’t even feel bad about threatening an abuse victim with more violence. That’s how mad you’re making me.”
Additional CW/TW:
Graphic: loss of limb- not because it’s graphically described, but the IED explosion is, and the recovery and a physical therapy session are described in detail.
Moderate: grief over death of a spouse of a side character.
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape
caree'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
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and War
sdemo08'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
5.0
Minor: Car accident, Violence, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse