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folkofthebook's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
I want to love Lo without people telling me that our love is too much.
i am just breezing through this series, i'm obsessedddd.
normally, i get annoyed when mc's are split up and there's a lot of flashback scenes, but i think in the context of the story it really worked to help build the background to their relationship and made sense for what's happening. first book focused on the oblivious pining, this book hones in on their friendship over the years, which i feel like is only further cementing me rooting for them. and the present-time scenes w lo's dirty talk 🥵
again, connor provided some excellent comedic relief and stole the show, i'm loving his & rose's relationship. the only thing i didn't love in this book is the age difference between daisy & ryke and some of their conversations/bordering flirting that felt pretty inappropriate considering. i have seen that the authors say they wish now they had aged her up so i won't trip over it too much.
while i'm relieved these romance books are shorter, that abrupt end definitely has me running to the next book!
“You don’t make me miserable. You make me want to live. And I want to live with you.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual harassment
cassiereadsbooks_'s review
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual content
amanda_mh's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Hooked on this characters and their lives , this is one series of not many that I have reached for the next book immediately after!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Drug abuse
adamstristan's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
3.5
not much happened and it ended on a major cliffhanger so i’m kinda peeved
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Mental illness and Rape
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
What I liked:
- 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
What I disliked:
- 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).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Body shaming, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Drug use
amelievasilia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual content
melilaslibrary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
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