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swiss_miss_73's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Never thought I'd like MMC named Duke - so growly and usually a dogs name - but it worked. Nicely spiced without being 😬🫣
Graphic: Stalking and Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty
easefcik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Stalking, Animal death, and Car accident
sami_leigh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
“In public, you’re Jade. But behind closed doors, you’re—”
“Lucy?” she breathed.
I shook my head. “Mine.”
“I don’t care where life takes us as long as it takes me with you.”
🏞️ First person dual POV
🏞️ First in a series that can be read as stand alone
🏞️ Meet cute
🏞️ Insta-chemistry
🏞️ No miscommunication or third act break up
🏞️ Sheriff Evans is shocked when the woman he pulls over for speeding is the same one he helped find her way on a hike, only she’s using a fake name… (telling you more is a spoiler!)
🏞️ Spice 🌶️
🏞️ Small town
🏞️ Well established secondary characters for subsequent books; Everly (Book 2), Reese, Travis, Kerrigan (Book 3), Savannah.
🏞️ MC growth; priorities, finding a way to bring the joy back to something you once loved.
🏞️ Epilogue (leads into book 2)
⚠️ Gun violence (explicit), violence (moderate), domestic abuse (Minor, side character off page), death of a parent (past), child abandonment (side character, past), stalking (explicit), car accident (off page, described)
Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Violence and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
amanda_reads13's review
- 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
Duke and Lucy have an instant connection and the sparks fly between them. Their connection comes on strong and fast (they say I love you very quickly). There is no misunderstanding or angst, just an adorable love story with a dash of mystery.
Duke was straight up a good guy. He is loyal, protective, and compassionate. Lucy is strong and sassy. Duke helps her heal and she helps him find what he has been missing.
Yes, the story is far fetched. There is no way she isn't recognized just because she dyed her hair. I doubt a music superstar would really give up her whole career to live in a small town. This sets up the series well and I cannot wait to read the next book.
Tropes: instalove, secret identity, small town
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, Stalking, and Grief
gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Stalking
Minor: Blood, Cursing, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Suicide
pat_anne's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Stalking and Gun violence
Moderate: Death of parent
apolen's review
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Stalking
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
sdupont's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
chelsearose's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Stalking
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Gun violence
Minor: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse
abigalewood's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Graphic: Stalking and Gun violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Murder