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soulwinds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Chronic illness
Minor: Car accident, Classism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
coacklebee's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Addiction, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Vomit
headinthepages's review
4.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence
jillkaarlela'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? Yes
4.75
Age rating: 17+ (2 long spice scenes, 1.5/5🌶️)
This is one of the only type of brother’s best friend that I like! Where the brother is not trying to restrict them from dating since he knows his friend is toxic/bad person, the brothers actually love and support them!!
I also loved the fake friendship aspect, as she wants to stop being seen as a “goody two shoes”, and he wants to better his reputation. This is also the only type of “rake/wallflower” I support, because he literally gives up every single bad habit in the hopes of being worthy for her. Instead of her trying to “fix him”, he does it himself and really puts in the work! I like that since it’s dual pov, we get to see the motivations and mentality of this “self-proclaimed asshole” and what makes him the way he is! There’s also some very amazing found-family in this!!
I love both of these characters so much, and seeing them fall for each other was so heartwarming!! I didn’t think I liked friends-to-lovers, but this has me changing my mind!! Keep in mind, it is a relatively slow-burn!
I also loved the queer rep, because he is pansexual and she is bisexual! We love to see it!! And there’s really good neurodivergent and chronic illness rep! She has autism and he has celiac disease! Chloe Liese just does such good queer, chronic illness, and neurodivergent representation. It also has a lot of conversations about how people with autism (especially youngest siblings) can still feel infantilized when they are older, or babied, and they have to work to be taken seriously, even in their own well-meaning and loving families, but especially in public. I love Ziggy’s journey in breaking that perception of her, and standing up for herself, and being brave.
It’s also a sports romance (he plays hockey, she plays soccer).
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Ableism
groskrmc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Cursing, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Ableism
kaydeedickins'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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit
Minor: Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Medical content
fuzzywilson'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Self harm, and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Bullying
kshertz'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? No
5.0
Minor: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Ableism, Car accident, and Cursing
apolen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Drug use, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
annahamburger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Cursing, Vomit, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Abandonment, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Self harm, Pregnancy, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Vomit, and Violence
Features autistic FMC, some autism related Trauma discussed throughout book by autistic character.