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midnightsharkist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Alcohol
cozycritiques's review against another edition
5.0
- Line Mates & Study Dates
Tropes: Sports (Hockey), College, Coach’s Son, Opposites Attract, Troubled Hero, Tutoring, Secret Relationship
Representation: LGBTQ+ (Bisexual, Gay)
Spice Scale: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
CW: Grief, Death of a Parent
I am such a sucker for troubled characters putting up a front to protect themselves, especially when their backstories are well-developed. So when I met Asher in book three, I knew I would love his book. Once you get into Asher’s head, you can really understand why he is the way he is, and I couldn’t help but feel for him. Asher went through some amazing character growth. I also completely adored his secret cinnamon roll side. Watching him open up to Kole and his team was so heartwarming, and I loved how sweet he was with his younger siblings.
Kole was sweet and completely self-assured, which made him a perfect match for Asher. He was able to read Asher so well and get under his skin in a way no one else had been able to. I loved their banter, and their chemistry was off the charts. The tension during those study sessions? Chefs kiss.
Line Mates & Study Dates was a definite tone shift from the previous three books. It had a lot more angst than the previous books, but it worked so well. There was a perfect balance between heavy emotions and lighthearted moments, and I absolutely loved it.
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
eclecticallyreading's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
one of the main characters is handling his grief over the death of both of his parents in a car crash, so readers with this type of trigger should be cautious about picking this one up.apolen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
ruthiedr89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Grief
20sidedbi's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
cardaisy's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Animal cruelty, and Self harm
One MMCs parents recently died (prior to the book, off page) in a car crash and he's still processing his grief. He also (at the beginning of the book) engages in some self-harm behaviour as a coping mechanism (not self-inflicted, things like instigating physical fights). // Animal cruelty: one MMC has a dog that is disfigured from past animal abuse, theres a description given at one point, but other than that isn't mentioned again.so_many_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Animal cruelty
akirokis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident and Blood
fuzzywilson's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cursing, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content