Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Kontakt alarmowy

This is the first romcom/contemporary I've picked up in years. I was pleasantly surprised!

My own gripes were some details that were a bit too gross for me and the age difference between Penny and Sam. Sam's mentioning at least twice that Penny was young (he is 21) bothered me a lot, to the point that this book lost some points. It's weird. Penny could have been 19 and I don't think I would have cared.

But otherwise, the characters here are very earnest, honest, and loveable--all of them. While Penny still seems as though she deals with internalized misogyny considering how she views her mother, I appreciate that it wasn't something that went totally unresolved. At the same time, she came across as slut shamey in some parts.

I liked Sam more than I expected. I actually preferred him to Penny in many cases. Sam felt like his conflicts (both internal and external) were more real earlier on.

over I enjoyed this. The real score is 3.7 stars.

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elleelizabethx's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The pacing is a bit slow in the beginning but picks up

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booknerd_life's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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lisa_m's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

I really enjoyed this book. I thought I was going to give it 5 stars and I probably would have if it had been a few chapters longer. I did not like the ending.

They didn't even speak their feelings, it was just implied. And for the whole book revolving about those too figuring out their lifes and emotions it's quite frustrating to not actually do that with their feelings towards each other.

But other than that I thought the book was really good. I maybe should have read some trigger warnings first because I was quite shocked when the rape scene happened. I did not expect it at all. It wasn't exploitative but in enough detail to make me uncomfortable.

There are definitely some darker themes and important topics but I think they were handled in a great way.

I really enjoyed that Penny wrote a story that we also got to read. I thought it was really good and interesting and I always like 'books' in books and that type of thing.

I might reread this and give it 5 stars in a few years. Who knows.

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hanaya's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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writtenwithoutanending's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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caidyn's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

I don't know how Choi does it, but she writes books that have such a beautiful tone to them. Alternately funny and heartbreaking, yet aching with hope throughout. Reading this second book has cemented me as a fan.

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kawaiikuma's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

Sweet and sad and sappy and just all around a book I am glad I read.

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