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Until I Get You by Claire Contreras

7 reviews

sammimac's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Car accident, and Rape

thirdeyeangel23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

Talk about an emotional rollercoaster 😭 Claire may be one of my Insta but authors now because…woah. Until I Get You is the dark hockey romance I didn’t know I needed. When Lilah, our elusive FMC with an incredibly dark past, catches the attention of their college hockey star Lockland Duke they both fall hard. After endless tragedies Lilah finally opens herself up to love, but when her demons catch up with her she disappears to save the man she loves. Three years later Lockland finally tracks down the love of his life to get her back and get his revenge. Lilah’s backstory is incredibly dark and heartbreaking, but the love she shares with Lockland was pure gold. This story was tense, mysterious, and completely gut wrenching in the best way. My first read from Claire Contreras and I can’t wait to read more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Stalking

crgrace's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The plot of this book had the potential to be so great! And the spice was giving. Unfortunately what started out well got lost somewhere along the way. The character development, and pacing of the conflict/ resolution just felt off in the second part of the book. :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Stalking, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

enchantedtaleswithlaur's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book - wow. From the very first chapter, Lyla and Lachlan had me hooked. This story had a lot of super heavy themes (TW: mention of suicide, death, murder, rape, to name a few), but I think Claire Contreras approached these topics in a delicate and tasteful manner. 

In addition to completely sucking me in, I found myself rooting for both Lyla and Lachlan throughout, which I really loved. These characters were in no way without their flaws and red flags, but that only made them more real. 

All that being said, I highly encourage anyone who may read this book to look at the trigger warnings first, as there were a few chapters that were very hard for me to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

yotsuba's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

it was just perfect for me. I couldn’t put the book down. They were perfect together, I loved seeing them falling in love.

I think the main tropes are college romance, hockey, second chance, he falls first and boy obsessed

Read the TW before, and you can just skip the chapter 44. You’ll understand the book without reading every detail of this scene 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual content, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Car accident, Stalking, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Cancer

raysofrhyme's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Stalking, Physical abuse, Violence, and Gun violence

ymread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Stalking, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide