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reade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness
emilygh1345'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
merlesstorys'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
4.5
The writing style was really nice and easy plus fast to read, with a great plot throughout.
Also the characters were amazing… except Declan Lancelot Kane, he was an a-hole.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Classism, and Mental illness
Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy
xlaurareads'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
this book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 bc of all the stuff i saw on bookstagram and it did not disappoint. as a lover of the grumpy x sunshine trope, i thought i was prepared for what's about to happen but there was so much more. rowan's character development was absolutely amazing and i loved reading through his thought processes when reading his pov. his dynamic with zahra is incredible and i loved how everything evolved in not only their relationship but also dreamland. and not to forget the absolutely adorable relationship between rowan ans zahra's sister - so cute! moreover, zahra is exactly the kind of badass female character we need in 18+ romance novels - she knew her worth and spoke up for herself, we do love that! however, i believe the ending was a bit too rushed and i'm not a big fan of the miscommunication trope at all, let alone twice - it just was immensly frustrating and i think the issues could've been resolved way easier. another aspect i couldn't quite warm up to was the whole situation with rowan's father, it seemed more like a side story that was, in some way, important to the whole storyline but i would've liked lauren to go a bit more in depth here. so, my final verdict is: amazing book which was kinda fast-paced but a slow-burn, lacked some depth here and there and was a bit long-winded in other parts but definitely a fantastic read to get you out of a reading slump!
Moderate: Sexual content and Mental illness
Minor: Death of parent and Cancer
namenotimportant's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent
hannibanani29'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Ableism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy
iamsammie27'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: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Child death
agnesbebon's review against another edition
1.0
The attempts at diversity felt forced, weird, and underdeveloped. I was left feeling really uncomfortable with pretty much every attempt this book had at diversity. I also predicted this book would have fatphobia, and lo and behold, the first fatphobic comment is at 9%. I also hate the “my ex used to call me fat” thing so much.
The writing was flat and immature. Sentences were unnecessarily wordy, making them hard to follow. I’m also over books relying on text messages. Speaking of text messages, the whole “catfishing my employee thing” was really weird. Rowan is controlling and manipulative from the start in a way that made it impossible to suspend disbelief and go with it. Also, who the hell talks to their boss like that?
Rowan is a bad dude, Zahra is insufferable, and they have no chemistry. Like at all. Rowan is gross for so many reasons (the way he treats Zahra, his polices and practices). I don’t think there’s a single chapter where Zahra doesn’t cry. I’ve never disliked a book boyfriend or a book couple more.
The characters are not well developed. I don’t think the author had a good grasp of who the characters are, which would make it impossible for the reader. The timeline was also impossible to follow, which certainly did not help.
Also the condom thing at the end? Really fucking weird.
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Fatphobia and Homophobia
odi'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
4.75
Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
eddine'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
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Mental illness, and Classism