Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

54 reviews

kcbatts's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief and Death

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Cute and sassy. Loved the characters. I don’t love a miscommunication trope but the second chance romance bit was done well. It’s also a bit of a grumpy sunshine kind of book, which is always heartwarming to me. The amount of spice was limited but what was there was definitely steamy. Looking forward to the second book in this duology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, and Sexual content

uranaishi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Classism, and Toxic relationship

kam_be's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

lakinglaze's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This book was not my cup of tea. I had problems with the characters, the characters’ actions, and the ideals presented in this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexism

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Stalking, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Cursing

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Cute lighthearted romance book. Not my favorite Tessa Bailey book, but still really good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Fire/Fire injury

frantically's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a cute read! Yeah, it was very insta-lovey but honestly I can deal with that if it means getting Julian and Hallie 🤭 Julian is so OBSESSED w her from minute one and goddd do I love myself a protective nice guy. Hallie's such a fun and loveable character and I really enjoyed reading about her. Had a really good time with this book ❤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

bookcasey's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Despite the hype, it’s just another immature blonde woman from Tessa Bailey who needs to be saved by the right man (but actually needs a whole lot of therapy). Seriously, he needs a restraining order. From the very premise, I couldn’t root for their relationship, and there’s a whole cringe-worthy side plot to introduce conflict that doesn’t really make any sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm

torrentsofhayl's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief