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lucky_readr's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent
The adult/minor relationship is not actually an adult/minor relationship, but there is a graphic sex scene between him and his ex-wife while she pretends to be a 16 year old and he's 37 years old. You don't find out until the very end that it's his ex-wife.falafellaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Car accident, and Pregnancy
mariskyjy's review
- 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
Phoebe is a wonderful, stubborn heroine, who finds a way to deceive men into thinking she's a "sex bomb" and a "bimbo" - always a good trope in my book! She's not a brat or uptight about it, she's very funny and kind.
Dan is fairly complex as a hero, and while his beliefs about marriage were antiquated, they weren't unexpected. Their banter is great, and I love, love how stubborn Phoebe gets, as well as how sweet Dan can be with her.
I also really enjoyed the side characters - Ron, Molly, and Darnell in particular! Also, the sex scenes (with the except of the first one
Cons: Everything was tied up very nearly in the last chapter/epilogue, which seemed a little cheesy to me (but again, not unexpected). Also a minor con but as a romance reader, I did NOT understand any of the football talk - I kind of just fumbled through those parts (get it?). Mentions of a certain orange man gave me heartburn. Also the "big bad" reveal was... Not great.
Regardless, this book definitely exceeded my expectations. I think it'll be sticking with me a while.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent
Listed sexual assault / rape as graphictrashbinfluencer'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
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
sten89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
The writing was pretty good. Some chapters would switch perspectives with no clear transfer that took me a while to get used to.
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, and Death of parent