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abitbetterbooks'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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
katievallin'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
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, and Mental illness
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol
beckyyreadss's review
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol
boba_nbooks'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
4.25
The OCD rep was also incredible. I’m glad it wasn’t just a stigma and was more of an accurate representation of what people with OCD experience on a daily basis.
Highly recommend this and Talia’s other books.
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
thebankofbooks'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Moderate: Medical content
ell_n'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
Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment
Moderate: Medical content
queergoth_reads'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
This book follows Celine and Brad, ex-best friends and current enemies. Celine is following the Plan and signs up for a prestigious survival course and she is not happy when Brad decides to join too. Slowly the two redevelop their friendship for the sake of completing the course but it soon becomes more than that.
I really loved this. The story itself is good but the characters are what make it. They are so rich and real. I love how much Talia Hibbert draws on her own experiences for characters and she does it again with Brad and his experiences and management of his OCD. It's always wonderful to see positive representation of mental health conditions. Was also a huge fan of Brad being bi. I feel like I don't see a lot of bi men in "straight" romances. I was also a huge fan of the introspection of the characters. They get criticisms and they learn and grow and realise things aren't always black and white.
My only real criticism is that I feel like the romance blossomed pretty quickly. There are a lot of time skips for the story so it is totally believable that it was naturally developing but it felt quite quick from my point of view.
I needed a book like this when I read it and it really helped me relax and enjoy reading when things have been going a bit awry.
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying and Medical content
abby_can_read'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
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Medical content
vaguely_pink'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
It's also made me realize that British narrators with terrible American accents is my favorite audiobook genre.
Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism
halfbloodprincess_hogwarts'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Medical content and Abandonment