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dosxhime's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.75
MY LITTLE UWUS
I WILL K*LL FOR WAYLAY. but seriously, I would love to have a spin off or something for waylay. Love that girl
4.75 / 5 A
I WILL K*LL FOR WAYLAY. but seriously, I would love to have a spin off or something for waylay. Love that girl
4.75 / 5 A
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
cara_nm's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I went into this book knowing it would be slightly slow, but I had heard that this author’s writing was supposed to be great. However, it fell extremely flat.
There are so many plot holes, as well as points in the book where you think something interesting is going to happen, and it just doesn’t, there is no sense of time or a real plot during it, and the ending felt rushed and drawn out all at the same time. Very underwhelming, and a waste of my time.
incoming
The male character Knox was extremely unlikeable, he wasn’t just grumpy, he was plain cruel. Every time he showed up I felt visibly annoyed, and as soon as the split happened, I was so happy. Until he had to ruin it by showing up like he hadn’t just DUMPED HER A SECOND AGO!! The only time I actually liked him was with Waylay, in fact she and Stef were the only characters in the whole thing who I liked. Personally, I feel like Naomi forgave him way to quickly, and I was audibly screaming at her to just leave him.
I honestly thought that Naomi should have ended up with Nash, seeing as they had so much chemistry and he was, well you know, NICE to her.
Knox just gave me the icks the whole time, like who calls someone ‘Baby’ and swears in every other line.
In addition, Tina just shows up out of nowhere in literally the last 50 pages, and there’s a whole abduction situation that just completely ruins any sense of reality which this brick of a book had built up on.
There are so many plot holes, as well as points in the book where you think something interesting is going to happen, and it just doesn’t, there is no sense of time or a real plot during it, and the ending felt rushed and drawn out all at the same time. Very underwhelming, and a waste of my time.
incoming
The male character Knox was extremely unlikeable, he wasn’t just grumpy, he was plain cruel. Every time he showed up I felt visibly annoyed, and as soon as the split happened, I was so happy. Until he had to ruin it by showing up like he hadn’t just DUMPED HER A SECOND AGO!! The only time I actually liked him was with Waylay, in fact she and Stef were the only characters in the whole thing who I liked. Personally, I feel like Naomi forgave him way to quickly, and I was audibly screaming at her to just leave him.
I honestly thought that Naomi should have ended up with Nash, seeing as they had so much chemistry and he was, well you know, NICE to her.
Knox just gave me the icks the whole time, like who calls someone ‘Baby’ and swears in every other line.
In addition, Tina just shows up out of nowhere in literally the last 50 pages, and there’s a whole abduction situation that just completely ruins any sense of reality which this brick of a book had built up on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Cursing, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Bullying, and Violence
Minor: Infertility, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, Torture, and Child abuse
lcverreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
tw: child abuse + neglect, talk of domestic abuse, kidnapping, gun violence
i'm going to start this off by saying that i really wish romance novelists (*cough*lucy*cough*) would just use the word p*nis instead of "magical wand that casts orgasm spells" and "weapon of mass destruction". 😭
this just wasn't necessarily great? although i sped through it, it still could've been 300 pages shorter if you cut out all the unnecessary description and 200 pages worth of uncomfortable spicy scenes. (there was a whole chapter that was just spice and nothing else at one point, needless to say, i ended up just skipping through those parts.). aside from that, most of the characters were okay and not really flushed out nor had any real development. knox was honestly so unbelievably rude and possessive. naomi was so naive, but not the worst. i did enjoy her chapters by the end, but still felt she deserved way better than knox honestly. my favorite character was literally the 11 year old niece, and usually i don't enjoy kids in books. she was seriously the most mature character, and that's saying something considering the two main characters were in their 30s and 40s. also, no spoilers here, but there was SO much serious stuff going on and i felt like none of it really had any impact the way it should have. a lot of it was either glossed over to push knox and naomi's relationship forward or was a vehicle to help knox and his brother nash reconcile. it just didn't really sit right with me. now, in spite of all that negativity, i still sped through this in less than a week, i couldn't put it down or look away. for the first 200 or so pages i was really enjoying it! so, that's why i decided to give it a 3 star rating instead of a 2 star. i do understand why some may love this, and i would recommend to people that love this sort of genre, it just wasn't for me.
edit;; i changed it from 3 to 2.5 stars bc it just gets worse everytime i think about it 😭
i'm going to start this off by saying that i really wish romance novelists (*cough*lucy*cough*) would just use the word p*nis instead of "magical wand that casts orgasm spells" and "weapon of mass destruction". 😭
this just wasn't necessarily great? although i sped through it, it still could've been 300 pages shorter if you cut out all the unnecessary description and 200 pages worth of uncomfortable spicy scenes. (there was a whole chapter that was just spice and nothing else at one point, needless to say, i ended up just skipping through those parts.). aside from that, most of the characters were okay and not really flushed out nor had any real development. knox was honestly so unbelievably rude and possessive. naomi was so naive, but not the worst. i did enjoy her chapters by the end, but still felt she deserved way better than knox honestly. my favorite character was literally the 11 year old niece, and usually i don't enjoy kids in books. she was seriously the most mature character, and that's saying something considering the two main characters were in their 30s and 40s. also, no spoilers here, but there was SO much serious stuff going on and i felt like none of it really had any impact the way it should have. a lot of it was either glossed over to push knox and naomi's relationship forward or was a vehicle to help knox and his brother nash reconcile. it just didn't really sit right with me. now, in spite of all that negativity, i still sped through this in less than a week, i couldn't put it down or look away. for the first 200 or so pages i was really enjoying it! so, that's why i decided to give it a 3 star rating instead of a 2 star. i do understand why some may love this, and i would recommend to people that love this sort of genre, it just wasn't for me.
edit;; i changed it from 3 to 2.5 stars bc it just gets worse everytime i think about it 😭
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Gun violence
Minor: Domestic abuse
tammywage's review against another edition
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It’s a long audiobook that could have been cut significantly by removing the super descriptive sex scenes. The plot point with the sister barely features into the book aside from the occasional mention until the 3rd act.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Infertility, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Abandonment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
booksndboba's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Child abuse
shyleek's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is why I never walk away from a book.
I read this for book club so it was broken up in 4 weeks. At the end of week one I mentioned that I didn't think I was going to like it because enemies to lovers wasn't my favorite trope and Knox was a dick.
Literally read the last 5 pages with tears in my eyes!
For me the main character was totally relatable as I am raising my nephews and took them in as a fresh college grad with a newly ended relationship.
Looking forward to reading book #2!
I read this for book club so it was broken up in 4 weeks. At the end of week one I mentioned that I didn't think I was going to like it because enemies to lovers wasn't my favorite trope and Knox was a dick.
Literally read the last 5 pages with tears in my eyes!
For me the main character was totally relatable as I am raising my nephews and took them in as a fresh college grad with a newly ended relationship.
Looking forward to reading book #2!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Child abuse
smagzisreading's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence and Child abuse
123aah456's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse
paperbackprincess19's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
Minor: Gaslighting, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism