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yvo_about_books's review
4.0
"Confidence comes from knowing that whatever the situation, you know you'll make the best of it. Confidence is certainty in your ability to rise."
I kept hearing great things about Maggie Moves On, so I decided to give in and finally read the story myself. I've been meaning to try Lucy Score's writing for a while now, and I have to say that I definitely understand why so many people seem to love her books. True, the smut was without a doubt WAY too much and WAY too open door for me. I can't deny that there was skimreading involved, and those scenes were the main reason I ended up docking a star. BUT. I did love the rest of the story. While things can be said about certain aspects of the descriptions of both Silas and Maggie being incredibly cliche, there was also something about them that made it very easy to warm up to them. Maggie Moves On also has such a great cast of side characters, and the overall dynamics worked really well. And Kevin! I loved how the dog just kept popping up (and totally stealing the show at times). There were quite a few elements incorporated into the plot besides the romance, but I personally really enjoyed how everything was woven together. And who doesn't love a bit of a treasure hunt and historical mystery?! I definitely want to try more of her stories in the future.
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Infidelity
ecravens'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Death, and Death of parent
chelle22'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: Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Cursing
Minor: Emotional abuse and Alcohol
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.25
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Racism
marisabenn'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? No
5.0
First, SILAS FUCKING WRIGHT holy mother of fictional men
Anyway. I adored this book. It snuck its way into being my favorite book of the year so far. I was sure it was going to be Twisted Games, but I think the torch will be passed to Maggie.
Also! No third act breakup or miscommunication trope! That itself made this so refreshing.
I adored every single character and animal. Honestly, I loved nearly everything about this.
My only complaint? Maggie is described as around 5'10 and Silas is 6'4.... can we PLEASE have more books with equal height partners? Not all men are over 6 feet tall. Yay for tall girl rep, though.
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity and Car accident
mypatronusisajedi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content