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frantically's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Ughhh, I'm so torn on this.
There were times when I thought I would rate this atleast 4.5 ⭐. The beginning was a bit slow but Rose & Jack were just perfect for the fake-dating trope, I really fell in love with them and their story.
But a plot twist at the end really changed my rating. Of course, every romance has its drama but this one just didn't feel romantic at all, much more stalker-y. There were also some consent issues during the sex scenes which were probably meant to seem sexy but just made it feel too dub-con for me.
Really wish I could've rated this higher!
There were times when I thought I would rate this atleast 4.5 ⭐. The beginning was a bit slow but Rose & Jack were just perfect for the fake-dating trope, I really fell in love with them and their story.
But a plot twist at the end really changed my rating. Of course, every romance has its drama but this one just didn't feel romantic at all, much more stalker-y. There were also some consent issues during the sex scenes which were probably meant to seem sexy but just made it feel too dub-con for me.
Really wish I could've rated this higher!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Moderate: Stalking, Death of parent, and Death
savanapavlak's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Chronic illness and Confinement
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Stalking
amdbarger's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content
Moderate: Stalking
maybreads's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Stalking
andreea_cionca's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Found it a bit boring and didn’t like the ending at all
Content Warnings
Moderate: Stalking
resham's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Marriage for one is about our main character Rose who's uncle has just passed away and has left something in her name but the condition is that she must be married. But having broken up with her fiancee a few weeks back, that's a little difficult. Then we have Jack who offers to marry her so she can get what she wants.
I really expected to like this book as it has a lot of tropes I enjoy such as the marriage of convenience trope and grinch meets sunshine. I enjoyed majority of the book, the pacing of their relationship was perfect, the slow burn, tension were both there too.
I just couldn't forgive what Jack had done, and I understand that it's a romance book so obviously a happy ending is going to be there. But in my opinion, there could have been some more groveling, he was forgiven extremely fast and it just didn't sit right with me.
I really expected to like this book as it has a lot of tropes I enjoy such as the marriage of convenience trope and grinch meets sunshine. I enjoyed majority of the book, the pacing of their relationship was perfect, the slow burn, tension were both there too.
I just couldn't forgive what Jack had done, and I understand that it's a romance book so obviously a happy ending is going to be there. But in my opinion, there could have been some more groveling, he was forgiven extremely fast and it just didn't sit right with me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Stalking
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