Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

First Down by Grace Reilly

7 reviews

abicaro17's review

funny lighthearted 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

3.0

This book is ok. Like the meet cute was fun and the initial flirtation was interesting but after they got together it became clear they were going to stay that way despite every red flag possible. Even the climax was predictable af. Miscommunication and sugary sweet boring romance strikes again. I wanted to like it but honestly its fine but forgettable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

sebradley29's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Abandonment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Blood

emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

3.75

I was so close to rating this 4 stars but then I remembered the McKee vs Alabama game and took my rating down 💀

This book was a super fun read! My first sports romance ever and I'm very glad I started out with this one. I love the fake dating aspect especially because that's my favorite trope EVER so I was immediately excited to read this when I saw it had that trope. I definitely think I would've read this a lot faster if I hadn't been in a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

laurenvoice's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

First Down had so much potential but, in the end, it lacked something. There were quite a few inconsistencies within the storyline and with the characters; too many to ignore. However, James was too cute; he was such a cinnamon roll; he saved this book!

First Down was too fast-paced; there were too many time jumps within the story, and it missed any story building. The relationship progression between James and Bex happened too quickly; they barely "fake dated" and practically dived headfirst into a relationship that neither of them felt ready for; they should have set boundaries and slowed the fake dating storyline to build tension.

Also, there was no proper build-up with the Darryl storyline; the story seemed to have skipped all the times he harassed and stalked Bex on campus and at her place of work. And the Sara storyline felt too forced and didn't quite have the impact on the story that it should have done. It was a missed opportunity not to build up the tension with the Darryl storyline, as the showdown between James and Darryl would have felt more impactful and less childish.

After finishing, First Down, I felt unsatisfied, which is a shame as I enjoyed reading this book as a lighthearted read. However, the ending felt too cheesy the way it wrapped up. We never saw why Bex's mum ended up doing a big U-turn with her personality and life; her gift to Bex at the end felt too out of character. The ending felt unfinished. But maybe these will be tied up in future books; however, I doubt the unanswered questions will get the answers.

Nonetheless, First Down was a fun read and has set up the rest of the Beyond the Play series well. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Car accident

prettynerdy3's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Infidelity, Stalking, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Sexism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, and Blood

culzean's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence