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Wrecked by Lauren Asher

9 reviews

karlapardo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Ok this book surprised me. Not my favorite of the series but it was a good book. It had some dark and heavy subjects but I think they were handled in a good way. Mental health was a big thing in this book and I think that Lauren was able to represent chronic anxiety very well. Chronic illness was also a main topic in this book and it surprised me, I didn’t expect this but I think it was a great thing plot wise. I think that it brought good conversations about therapy and medication management. I think that Jax was struggling a lot and it is very clear his development throughout the story. I struggled a bit with connecting with him, he was very annoying at some points but at the end of the day I liked his character, just not in the way I was expecting, and definitely not like Noah, Santiago and Liam. The way he handled some things was questionable and I think that’s why I struggled with his character. Elena was for me the best part of the book. She is such a strong MMC and such a great character overall. She had a very rough childhood and we can see how much she struggled with that but also was able to heal throughout the book. Something I didn’t not like about the book was the stereotypes that were placed in Elena and her family, it just didn’t fit with me and it pissed me off at some times. I do think not everyone would like this book, but there’s not much I could say about it. It’s just a book that you have to read and discover yourself and not based it off only on reviews. I would read it again if I were to read the whole series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Addiction, and Cancer

wannabe_lee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol and Addiction

Minor: Murder, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Racism

emilyfrenchie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Cancer, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Racism

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Dementia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit and Racism

avery_hutchinson's review

dark emotional funny hopeful relaxing 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? Yes

4.75

I loved this book and how it dealt with the growth of characters along with their romance 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol and Chronic illness

Minor: Racism

finnickdeservedbetter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My ratings for the rest of the series: Throttled - 5☆, Collided - 4☆, Redeemed - 5☆

I didn't think any of the other books in the series would top Throttled for me but I think this did. I liked both main characters a bit more which surprise me. Elena just feels a little bit more dynamic and flushed out than Maya and we got to see much more character development in Jax than Noah. I still love Maya and Noah though of course. 

I will say it felt a bit predictable to me but since this isn't a mystery or thriller where it's important for plot twists and developments to stay mysterious, I didn't really mind. 

I appreciated the character development of Jax mostly of course but also the character development of Elena. I think it can be hard to show already mature and responsible characters mature further but Elena did.

Overall, I just really enjoyed their dynamic and story. I appreciate how their "ending" deviated from Noah & Maya and Liam & Sophie. They keep their unique dynamic which I appreciate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, and Racism

ariana_m's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

5 million stars!!! This was so good! This book wrecked me lol. I loved every second of reading Jax and Elena's story. This was every and more. Them bonding over their troubles but fighting through them together was so heartwarming and heartbreaking at once. I loved everything about this. It was heavy but so amazing from the dedication to the last page. I loved every side character so much as well especially Caleb. I loved that no one was problematic. Jax and Elena deserve the world <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Addiction, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Racism

emmreads's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

chasejoychanise's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

I cried. Didn’t expect to, but I did. This book addresses grief, terminal illness, and mental health full on. Maya and Jax’s relationship is one of the least shallow ones that I’ve read in a while. Not because they both had their demons on display throughout the book, but because they chose to love each other and build a future together knowing that shit is going to get ugly and that they’ll have no choice but to compromise. Jax’s line about being a broken mosaic that still proves to be beautiful is fitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Gaslighting, Racism, and Homophobia