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paulaks'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
3.5
- Lily going to therapy was NEEDED. Everybody say "thank you Rose"
- let's say interesting spicy scenes
- a bit too much Lily time that can feel annoying some parts but intimate on others
- the Ryke × Daisy situation is worrisome. I don't know what you need to take to find this cute but building a relationship between a 16 and 22 year old is risky. To say the least
- Daisy is such an fascinating character ngl but the eating disorder situation made me uncomfortable as well as her "friend" group
- Connor. WHERE WAS HE. I need the daily dose of the confident smart douchebag
-> I need to give heads up to the authors, very courageous to publish a novella that focuses on needed but maybe dragging development.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Sexual content
taelorslibrary'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: Addiction, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder
meeklovestoread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
- I LOVED seeing Lo's development as a person. He really is all about growing and becoming a better person for himself and for Lily. And I'm so glad he doesn't enable. And he makes it exponentially clear that he only has eyes for Lily. I love how in love he is with her.
- I also liked seeing Lily's struggles with her addiciton and learning how she got it in the first place (and learning about everything with her mom and self esteem issued and anxiety); I'm so happy she's getting professional help and is willing to work through her addiciton to better herself
- I love her sisterly friendship with Rose. And I just love how close they are.
- I can't believe I'm saying this but I loved every bit of Rose and Connor that we got. I didn't really like them as individuals in the 1st book, but I can't help but love them as a couple
- The whole Ryke and Daisy stuff need to end ASAP! But it's pretty obvious they're gonna end up as a couple which I find blasphemous. This is the bare minimum but I at least hope they get together when she's 18 (still doesn't make it right though)
- Ryke himself is such a douche to Lily. He can never give her a break and it irks me to my core cuz she's struggling too. He always feels like he knows best and doesn't seem to care who's feelings he hurts. He definitely got worse compared to how he was in the first book.
- I hope we get more of a backstory on Daisy and why she is the way that she is because honestly her irresponsible behavior irks me. And her "unaliving" tendecies concern me. Also them describing her as "looking older" to negate the fact that she's 15 and Ryke is 22 is so unnerving.
- The past perspective were cute but I really wish we got more moments between Lily and Lo that didn't revolve around sex all the time. I really wanted to see them be emotionally intimate. Also I don't think the pas perspectives really gave any new infor that we didn't know before.
Overall, this book was okay. I'm hopping to grow more connected to the characters cuz right now the only people that I really like are Lily and Rose (and maybe Lo).
Graphic: Addiction and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
iramdham's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Drug use, and Sexual harassment
anovelglimpse'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: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual content
Minor: Body shaming
arthur_ant18's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
readerorwateva's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Body shaming
jclovestoread's review
- 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
I loved her friendship with Ryke, even if he was distrusting of her in the beginning, and how he's there for her when Lo couldn't. I loved Ryke, quite frankly. He's doing his best to be there for his brother while he's in rehab, and for his brother's girlfriend while she's in recovery.
Rose was one of my favorite characters. I loved how she was a key part of Lily's recovery, as her big sister, and how she did everything she could to help her. Same for Connor.
I truly enjoyed it, and it made me emotional at parts.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
sofiarmz13's review
- 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: Addiction and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Rape
ancdl's review
- 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: Addiction and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming