Reviews with content warning for Sexism - Tis the Season for Revenge

Content Warnings: sexual content, sexism, toxic relationships, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, gaslighting, body shaming, and grooming.
Mention of: domestic abuse, parental abandonment, infidelity,

I was nervous to start this book because having a leading lady want revenge on an ex usually also includes her wanting to make him jealous and get him back and I'm just not about that haha So finding out that Abbie doesn't want her ex back she just wants him to realize what a prize he lost...just left me with a much better feeling.

The way that Abbie slowly looks back on her past relationship and realizing just how much she changed who she was to be what he needed/wanted was relatable. Seeing her realize the excuses she made to justify her ex's treatment of her and seeing that she is worthy and does deserve better 🤌🏽

This book is full of the best of besties and a sexy AF older man who is more than happy to show Abbie she deserves the world! 😭

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jackieyvette's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

Okay this one was actually pretty good. I loved the main characters and found them so enjoyable to read about.
Damien is a great love interest (even though I hate his name) and Abigail is super relatable and I love her.
I’ve only read the one other book from this universe, but this one was for sure the better of the two

Crying score: No

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annikaa's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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backitupmoony's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

4.75

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bffbookclubbritt's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

Sometimes I wish I could be one of those people that’s just along for the ride, but alas, I am not. This is genuinely one of the worst books I’ve ever read.

Abbie wants revenge on her jerk boyfriend who broke up with her because she’s not Reese Witherspoon so she decides to sleep with his boss who is not Luke Wilson. This is a classic case of too much tell and not enough show. I get it, you like pink. I get it, he’s a jerk. I get it, the boss is a hottie. I got to the point where I would skip entire pages and literally missed nothing from the story because it was so repetitive.

This book starts off as “sticking it to the patriarchy” by getting revenge on a controlling a-hole, but then she ends up dating A CONTROLLING A-HOLE. Like cool if that’s what the author is into but don’t pretend you’re going to make this about women’s rights then make the love interest just a different flavor of sexist.

Don’t even get me STARTED on the cringey romance scenes and constant grammatical errors. *shivers*

0/5 stars, honestly.

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cluckieduck's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

Ohhh boy, seems I'm in the minority with this holiday romp, but I found it completely cringe-worthy. Everything from the dialogue, to the plot, to sex just...no. And the pages upon pages of inner monologue minus any fulsome introspection?? I really started skimming ~50% because it was just became the same old, same old.

I know that, as romance readers, we need to suspend our disbelief and enjoy the fantasy of HEAs but this relationship is toxic AF. You're gonna tell me that a self-described player who enjoys his women 'young, blonde, and soft' will change his spots with a woman who's been unceremoniously dumped after being trapped in a 4-year abusive relationship and it's gonna work out?? While I enjoyed the age-gap, Damien and his magic peen were too perfect. If Damien says it's ok, Abbie believes it's ok. Damien says 'yes', Abbie says 'oh.' The number of first time experiences for Abbie because 'guys don't do that' or 'guys don't like that,' but in swaggers 'Mr. Man' Damien to show her how a 'real man' behaves...my eyes could not have rolled further back.

Anyways, I didn't connect with either MC or any side character and found the story fairly lacklustre. The perfect holiday read it was not.

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symabee's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

3/5 🌶
*Age Gap

A woman seeks revenge on her douchebag ex-boyfriend by hooking up with his boss, but she never expected she'd fall for him.

This was a really cute spin on legally blonde! The FMC Abbie had a heart of gold and is trying to rediscover herself after a horrible relationship ends, and the MMC Damien is a kind and successful lawyer who just wants to treat Abbie right. What's not to love?

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adenosine14's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.5

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