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abidavisf'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
For the first two books in this series, my reviews centred on how extraordinary Elle Kennedy is at writing hard-hitting topics and weaving them into such romantic storylines. Frankly, I had no idea how extraordinary she was until I read The Score.
This book has torn me apart. I sobbed. Do not expect an easy read, because, I promise you, it isn’t one but, my word, is it beautiful.
Allie and Dean’s relationship is joyous, playful and fun and just wonderful to observe but, more than anything, the individual journeys that they (particularly Dean) take are beautiful. Dean experiences some real hardship in this story. His character is tested and he has to make some difficult choices in heartbreaking circumstances. The Score is not for the faint of heart but it will make you grateful for today.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Car accident, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Drug use
janlulu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use
jetty_books'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: Alcoholism, Cursing, Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Car accident
Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
catastrophiclyss'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
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Vomit, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Stalking, Vomit, Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Blood, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Death of parent
underscoresyd'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident and Cancer
slevs's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death
luxxltyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Grief, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident and Drug abuse
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
libraryofjess_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Graphic: Drug use and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cancer
syazahaniss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcoholism
Minor: Pregnancy and Death
annabananadel'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? It's complicated
4.75
“Seriously, just find yourself a rebound.” Dean whips up his arm. “I volunteer as tribute."
I love love love Dean and Allie together! I totally did not expect the third book to be about Dean AND Allie! I thought another unnamed character would be Dean's love interest but it's Hannah's best friend! I would not have thought of that one at all! But I guess it got to be someone like Allie who could make Dean monogamous! She's his Renesmee (*wink wink*). OMG! The bathroom scene!!!! I can't! I laughed so hard during that chapter!!!! It's been a long time since I've lol-ed irl so it's definitely a plus points.
Story-wise, it's a good read. I wasn't bored and to be honest, I listened to this in one day. So that means I was really into it. I was just sad to see how Dean handles grief because everybody's been there and yes, I can see why Allie would be like that and I'm not blaming anyone. I was just happy to see them both back together because they are definitely soulmates.
Plus points for Allie's narrator because it's waaaaay better than the previous girl narrator.
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Drug use
Minor: Cancer