Reviews with content warning for Toxic relationship - Reckless

okay I have thoughts (and not all of them are great so sorry theo lovers 🫠) mostly I just am not a fan of the surprise pregnancy trope and that was this entire book

I was super excited for more in depth characterizations of both winter and theo since they’re two characters that we’ve only seen on the surface level and had skewed perceptions of. however, I wanted more! I wanted them to dig down to the root of their trauma and emotions, and while winter certainly did that, theo certainly did not. I mean, his tantrum at the end? that was not growth and not at all maturity

as I’m also not a fan of the insta love trope, this overall story just didn’t work for me. the steam and sexiness between theo and winter was 😮‍💨🔥 but they didn’t seem to be a good long term match. theo needs to do more growing and healing on his own, and winter needs to be able to rely on others besides him. and while I love when a family comes together, a baby should never be the reason (I said what I said) 🤷🏼‍♀️

I will say that I did live for the family interactions and winter joining willa, sloane and summer in their sisterhood groups 🥹 she deserves to be loved too!!

overall, not my favorite of this series but I absolutely adored books 1-3 and I know I’ll love book 5 with my main man beau so I’m chalking this one up to the insta family weird feeling

rating: 2.5 stars
wine pairing: niagara on the lake cabernet franc

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ambercunningham's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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gambizzy's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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dms3899's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

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marisabenn's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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 was afraid this was going to be one huge miscommunication trope, but thank goodness I was wrong! There was so much open communicating and working through emotions. It could have easily fallen victim to my least favorite trope, but Elise Silver once again wrote another perfect novel.

I adored Theo, obviously. How could you not? And Winter was so relatable and her growth was amazing. I am also so happy she and Sloane were made best friends. I have always rooted for Winter, and thankfully she got the story she deserves.

The sprinkles of Beau throughout make me both nervous and excited for the final book. I'm not sure my heart will be able to handle it.

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chelle22's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

4.0

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lunahale's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

i won’t lie, pregnancy trope does it for me every time 😅

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