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amberlinanderson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Drug use, Death of parent, Dementia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, and Grief
abiigrl'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
2.5
Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Grief, and Fatphobia
hannahlee98's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Grief, and Fatphobia
luvrland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Abandonment, and Death
ladylaurenexplorer'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
4.5
But once I got past that couple of chapters it became a very thrilling and emotional ride. I know Phoenix is very complicated and almost hateable to the extent. But as the book we know and I just couldn’t help but to slowly like that turn to love him.
And actually Lennon was very relatable and I wasn’t annoyed by any of her thought process. I’m also glad that we got dope perspective because I did like seeing the emotion in Phoenix.
I’m also glad that everything kind of sort of worked out I wish we had a longer epilogue. Like maybe a year down the line or something.
But I am in patiently waiting for the Skyler and Memphis book to come out. Because from them being side characters and me filling the angst from a side character.
Just means their book is gonna gut me, especially with how we know some of the activities and really messed up decisions they make about their lives. And I can’t wait to read every moment of it!
Graphic: Sexual content and Drug abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
marybsimp'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
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Infidelity, Medical content, and Terminal illness
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
laura_rheads_too_much'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: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Bullying
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Medical content, Car accident, and Dementia
Minor: 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
dkgreads'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
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Abandonment, Body shaming, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent