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andrea_2902's review
- 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
I would’ve liked to see more of:
-Jack and Hank’s relationship mend.
-More time with Hannah and Jack together.
-A sex scene.
I wish this book was longer.😩
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I love it though. I will definitely pick up her next book, Hello Stranger. Can’t wait!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Cancer, and Death
amy_reads_stuff's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt
atamano's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Car accident and Gun violence
Moderate: Stalking, Body shaming, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Mental illness and Vomit
carlaah1984's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Stalking, Grief, and Cancer
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Suicide attempt
kaitzeecee's review
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Car accident and Gaslighting
Minor: Body shaming and Alcoholism
bethrb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Everything about those dolls and
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Cancer, Medical content, Self harm, Classism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
plueschi77's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse
books_hello's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Warnings
There is mention of:
- greif
- alcoholism
- domestic violence <a boyfriend hits his girlfriend, a child here's it>
- Violence
- Fake relationship
- Cursing (F bombs, sh*t, among others)
- No sex scene, <but implied once>
- Making out <the main characters make out twice with detail>
- <Two characters sleep in the same bed. Nothing happens>
- The main character slightly implies some things in conversation
Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Cancer, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Domestic abuse
spill_the_tea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Playlist:
All of the girls you loved before Taylor Swift
I Know places Taylor Swift
Bleeding Love Leona Lewis
Thank You Sasha Alex Sloan
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death, Body shaming, Car accident, and Hate crime
Minor: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual content
okiecozyreader's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I also finished Things You Save in a Fire, and I felt like I could see similarities. To me, both heroines are strong women in careers people don’t assume women would be powerful in (a firefighter and a bodyguard). She gives them strength and courage (and both don’t like slinky clothes and prefer pants). It’s interesting how neither of the women grew up with great families (and I think both have parents who left). Both stories involve a parent with cancer also.
This one, involves fake dating. Hannah loves going oversees and especially wants a job - but her boss decides that it is between her and a guy (she was in a relationship with) - and she has to prove herself in a high profile job with a movie star. His mother has been sick and wants them to come to their ranch, and the fake dating heats up. (Although I do love that her books are never uncomfortably spicy).
I love Katherine Center’s humor at often just the right time.
“Because it’s so much harder to love someone who’s difficult than to love someone who’s easy.” P17
“Cool pin necklace…”
Like a reflex I touched my beaded safety pin…
And the pin must have been more of a talisman than I’d realized, because only then did I magically remember how to talk.” P46
“I’d just have to wear girlfriend clothes and do girlfriend things and be … trapped behind that facade.” P103
Brazos River is named from “los brazos de Dios, which means ‘the arms of God” … because it drowned so many people that it’s where God collects their souls.” P124
“Every chance you take is a choice. A choice to decide who you are.” P259
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, and Blood
Minor: Suicide attempt