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- Rhodes, who wouldn’t love him?
- A strong and independent woman as FMC, take that patriarchy and famous people thinking money can buy everything
- THE ROMANCE!
- The found family dynamics, prepare your heart to melt many times
- Small town vibes (without the usual neighbour overload that comes with it), outdoor vibes
- The growth arc for Aurora, I was truly happy for this character to heal, find herself centered again and loved
- The chemistry between both MCs, genuine and strong bond described over the book
- No excessive smut scenes used as filler chapters, we cheered! Like they waited until it felt right and not just instincts and attraction?
What I liked less:
- Things which were said too many times:
calling him my landlord, Why does she have to pee so many times, why do we get excessive repetitions of how hot is Rhodes (even if I still can’t imagine fully what he looks like), is it a way to compensate the age gap? I don’t know if it’s the lack of dual POV but I did not see the shift in their relationship, especially from Rhodes’. It’s like he fell before we even knew but just did not show it. I don’t like that shortcut to use a kind of grumpy x sunshine excuse and then make the grumpy say he fell first but did not show. Also he’s not really grumpy. And she’s not really sunshine by default, it’s more she’s become the one she felt was right going on a hike and get in trouble, trying to put the bat house and get trouble.. it felt a bit reckless from her the third act break up trope almost? I didn’t get how both guys would get angry when they found out about her ex, by that time they were already on the same page
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Stalking
The forming relationships show how the characters get more comfortable with each other, which results into their communication getting from easily misinterpreting the other one to expressing themselves more clearly and being able to read the others' nonverbal communication easily. The result is that the main characters have good communication throughout the rest of the book: even when there are difficulties or disruptions to this, the main characters always follow through with a conversation about the situation.
The bonus epiloque has Aurora and Rhodes discussing the love languages of the important people in their lives while on a hike with Amos, and that shows the best aspects of this book: good, open communication and love that is shown in so many ways in the whole book.
The audiobook has one narrator from the pov of the main character Aurora, but there's another reader voice for the male characters – that works really well and gives those characters added depth, making you immerse yourself into the story more.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent
Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent