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britreadsbooks'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
4.25
Minor: Child death and Infidelity
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Child death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Infidelity, Classism, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit, Violence, Cultural appropriation, and Misogyny
yourbookishbff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Beyond the individual growth arcs and conflict resolution for Malcolm and Sera, there were so many things I loved about this story: Sera's sisters (who SHINE in this installment), the close and entirely platonic friendship between Sera and Caleb (no friend zone bitterness or jealousy here, these two are just health business partners and it's FANTASTIC), and the incredible comedy of the alt-Bachelor house party. And there were also several small decisions that felt really big - the decision not to include a gratuitously graphic and traumatic on-page childbirth scene, the decision not to replay the koi pond scene in entirety, etc. - that evidence how deeply MacLean respects her characters.
All-in-all, for high-angst reader who enjoy messy people making a mess of their lives and slowly (very slowly) figuring out how to be together again, this is a beautiful romance, with an absolutely chart-topping grovel and grand gesture.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent
Child death: stillbirth.livlamentloathe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Child death, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Infidelity
ltennant09'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
5.0
Moderate: Infertility, Child death, and Infidelity
thatfabchick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn’t like my stories with a female is blameless lol 😂 and everything is blamed on the hero, and I don’t feel bad about it, but in this book they both were to blame so I ended up not caring too much about whether or not they made it together because they were too stubborn. But I look forward to trying more bucks from this other but I realize I might have to start with the first book of the series and see if that helps. I actually want to read her first book 9 ways to seduce a rake Let’s see if this will make me fall in love with Sarah MacLean
Graphic: Child death
nina_readsbooks's review
- 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
Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, and Child death
shannonigans322's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, and Infidelity
mcmizzie's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity and Infertility
karenmsecrest's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Child death, and Grief