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sorene_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
this was weird. i hated it and loved it but the sex in janes room was wayy to weird for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Car accident
Minor: Confinement, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Bullying
dajaelizabeth's review against another edition
dark
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
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? Yes
3.5
So I don’t know how to feel about this book. For 24 chapters I had to keep hearing about Laine’s only friend who is also her worst friend Kelly Anne and their co-dependent relationship. It was really toxic. I get her relationship is apart of her character development but it still sucks that it went on that long and honestly the pay off in the end was even worth it. To me she really didn’t have much character development by the end of it she just dropped a toxic friendship. She is a real people pleaser and it’s annoying the whole book. She likes to please her friend and even Nick the love interest because she just want to feel loved and cared for. I was happy when it ended but by the end I was annoyed every time I saw her name on the screen.
Nick was an okay character he at least asked her what she wanted and wanted her to choose what she wanted to do and pick everything for herself and not for him. I liked that also. I do believe that he was abused as a child cause I do remember reading about how he had scars on his back from when his dad use to punish him. And it was glossed over to me. He just keep saying his dad was fair but strong man. I do like his character development because he had strong control issues from the fact that he lost his girlfriend and daughter that he raised she wasn’t his but he cared for them. He lost them for the girlfriends dumb choices of going to meet with her ex and her ex was drinking and killed her and the daughter in a car accident. He burned the belt at the end which I found great he was letting go of his past and taking down his daughter Jane’s room.
Kelly Anne was annoying. She didn’t have a POV in the books but she was annoying as a person. She was very jealous of Laine and how she was growing with Nick as a person. And tried to blame her not having any other friends on her. I was glad to see her go.
Over the book wasn’t bad but it was like a bag of potato chips good but not sustainable. I would have liked a better epilogue and even two. One the end the book and one for the future honestly to see what happened later in life.
Also another thing I wanted to mentions was her wanting to have a baby with a man she doesn’t know. They have only know each other for a couple of weeks. It was weird. Also I do think Laine’s relationship with her mom who was absent shaped her relationship with Kelly Anne as well as Nick.
But over all the book was a 3.5 for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Child death, and Rape
_charliesbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Child death, and Car accident
dirtysoy's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
While all the parts are there theoretically, this book just isn't for me. It's not incredibly well written, there is a lot of infantilization, and the smut is a bit awkward. While I often look the other way with some morally grey situations in books (age gaps, virgins ect ect) this just too weird with all the kid stuff. I understand that trauma can influence kinks, and age play is a thing but I am personally very uncomfortable with the way it's portrayed in this.
While I love a Daddy kink, and I love other books with virginity stuff and age gaps, the fact that this girl meets this stranger on her 18th birthday and stays in a child's room, and that's where they do most of the spice...in an actual childs room...not even a room they made with childlike things for her, it's a real childs room...no thank you. I know by the end they recognize that she's an adult and they should be partners instead of him always treating her like a child but it was all a little too icky for me
It's a quick read so not much time lost but all in all not very good in my opinion. The audio book is alright.
While I love a Daddy kink, and I love other books with virginity stuff and age gaps, the fact that this girl meets this stranger on her 18th birthday and stays in a child's room, and that's where they do most of the spice...in an actual childs room...not even a room they made with childlike things for her, it's a real childs room...no thank you. I know by the end they recognize that she's an adult and they should be partners instead of him always treating her like a child but it was all a little too icky for me
It's a quick read so not much time lost but all in all not very good in my opinion. The audio book is alright.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
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