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mj_86'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Body shaming, Death of parent, Grief, Fatphobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Terminal illness
Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content
chainsiren's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual content, Drug use, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Mental illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness
lzddds06'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Dementia, and Addiction
bbygirl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really love characters for the most part as well. Each one has their asshole moments except for maybe the girls. I mean they can get pretty frustrating at times. But they didn't really do anything that's really mean(aside from the bullies like Sabrina and one of the groupies). The guys on the other hand, they're always being rude in some way, but for the most part they all care about the girls to some extent.
I did almost cry at multiple parts of this book. It was sad reading about Lennon Father. I loved how close Lennon is with her dad. And to see her struggle with his diagnosis throughout this book and watch him slowly deteriorate in front of her was heartbreaking.
One thing I really loved about this book was that Lennon really made Phoenix work for her forgiveness and that she didn't get back with him easily. This was really slow paced in every way. And while they may have sex together often they don't actually get together until near the end. Phoenix really had to work for Lennon's trust forgiveness and love again. Which was a great thing about this book. While I don't mind an easy forgiveness in a book when it makes the story fast, it's nice to read a book once in a while where the characters make reach other work for it.
It's safe to say I'd absolutely recommend this book. I was very hesitant to read this for to the fact I heard there was a cheating element to this story and I don't really like when the MC's cheat. But I actually really enjoyed this book. It is pretty slow going at first like I said, bit once you get through those first 20 chapters, everything from that point on is pretty go go go and there's hardly any breaks. There's always something happening. But that's another thing I loved about this book.
Graphic: Car accident, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Addiction
Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Vomit, and Pregnancy
chelle22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Vomit
unicornofthesea'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
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Dementia, Eating disorder, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Pregnancy
sniderbeebooks's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
The sister, the assaulted band mate, the mean girls from high school... what happened with these aspects of the story. I didn't feel any closure.
The MCs relationship is all over the place. They hate each other, they love each other, they just want to bone each other. Back and forth, we go and it just would... not... end. Their arrangement 'ended' over and over only to keep going on and on.
This book also reminded me why I am very careful when selecting new adult titles. Like some of the stories don't exist in the real world. Suspension of disbelief is highly recommended. Additionally, the characters are horrible decision makers, usually handling their problems with substance abuse or violence. It was very disappointing to see a MMC use his fists on people so much in this story considering he was physically abused by his father.
Lastly, I was uncomfortable with the plus sized rep in this. I know a lot of readers may find the FMC relatable, but I'm not sure it was handled in the best way. It was also a major theme of the book that just sort of... dropped away.
That said, I think 3 stars is fair. I didn't hate the experience, nor would I try to dissuade anyone else to read it.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Dementia, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Body shaming, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Child death and Pregnancy
criticalbooks'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
3.25
Graphic: Car accident, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, and Vomit
giannareadsromance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, Dementia, Abandonment, Child abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Minor: Pregnancy
lexijay's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Pregnancy