Reviews

The One That Got Away by Charlotte Rixon

burrowsi1's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

chloeb23's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

olivia_2508's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

nahyee's review against another edition

4.0

See my full review of this title on my blog: Books Under the Blanket (with a flashlight): https://booksundertheblanket.com/we-were-on-a-break/
Live on Aug 6, 2023

twysbeek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Terrorism--public bombing is also present (not a spoiler as the book literally opens with this event)

emilywiese's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

dinx219's review against another edition

3.0

The title, cover, and summary drew me in, but this was hard to get through. This story was way heavier than I expected, with some characters that weren't really likable. I kept hoping it would somehow turn around, but it just left me with a heavy feeling. It's not that the writing was bad; it was just the content. There were a lot of serious topics throughout, and the female lead was pretty awful in a lot of ways. The male lead wasn't quite as bad, but he had several negative qualities as well. The story did end on a positive note, but it definitely doesn't make up for the rest. Not a big fan of this particular book, but would give the author another go on something else.

zoe42's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

yozhuan's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

kkatiewalker's review

emotional reflective slow-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

4.0