Reviews

When You Are Mine by Kennedy Ryan

waverly's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

loveroflibros's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.0

jdp_12's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

chr1st1e's review

emotional lighthearted tense fast-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

3.5

Don't expect the story to finish. It only lures you to the next one.

hellenisreading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

This was so much more than a romance book between 2 characters. This was a story of growth, a story about that tells us the path to a happy ever after is not always a straight and easy one. 

The characters in this book are so nuanced and even when I shouldn’t be rooting for them I’m able to see where they’re coming from. 

I’m not the biggest fan of a love triangle but let me tell you!! THIS was worth the read. I just wanna see these characters grow in the next book and see them find the love that is RIGHT for them. No compromises, no restraints, no FEARS. 

Kennedy!!! You’ve got my attention, and I’m kicking myself that it took me this long to get into Kennedy Ryan’s writing because I love it here and never wanna leave!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

ibubbles_30's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

jgngene's review

3.0

Is it bad that I’m 100% team Walsh???

eq317's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

jaduhluhdabooks's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

liblibby's review against another edition

This. Book. Sucks. It's marketed as a sweet story between an orphan who got her life together and a billionaire. 
But there is SO MUCH TRAUMA in this book.  And it's not handled well at all.

There are two former orphans and they both lived through childhood sexual abuse (one of them goes into way too much detail imo).

On top of that--as if that's not enough for us to get the point that people are going through it, there's child death, kidnapping, infidelity, on-page murder, spousal r*pe, and at least two instances of cancer. 

I was determined to finish because I wanted to see how this author wrapped it up into a happy ending. But then I read some reviews on StoryGraph and learned that it's part of a duology--so this story doesn't resolve itself at all. So I just quit.