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savvyrosereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Addiction
megankyle'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, and Grief
grimminthegarden'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
4.0
Moderate: Medical trauma, Grief, Drug abuse, Child death, Violence, and Murder
alyse_turns_pages's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Child death, Death, and Murder
ecravens's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Addiction, and Sexual content
sarahgeorge's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child death
hapalyn'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
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Addiction, Death of parent, and Death
fairytalefootnotes's review
- 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
5.0
Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes: Single dad, she falls first but he falls harder
3rd Act Breakup?: Nope
Final Thoughts: I loved this. It’s up there with Juniper Hill for my favorite Edens book, which is saying something since Juniper Hill is one of my favorite books in general. Mateo was so sweet and the moments with Vera & Allie were adorable. I also really loved Vera’s relationship with Harrison & Anne and how they took her in as their own 🥹 The lack of a third act breakup was also great. Overall, it kept me glued to the page, giggling and crying and I loved every minute of it.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy and Dementia
amylferg'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
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
cha_len_novels's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
-Devney Perry, Sable Peaks
For those wanting a Mateo focused book be prepared to side step a bit. Branching more on Vera's journey, we get her POV for part I of the book. I was slow to like Vera but she (and Mateo) won me over. Part II switches to dual POV with a majority of the plot focused on Vera pining for her crush with the last Eden, her past, and Mateo figuring out purpose. They are some real heavy hits in this book, but it all adds up to a young woman finding her hope again for family, love and life.
Goodbye Edens! Cya next re-read!
Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Addiction