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peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cursing
Minor: Abandonment and Injury/Injury detail
readingwithtemperance's review against another edition
- 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
I am just so incredibly proud of her for doing the work and taking care of herself. And for TRYING.
Rahul was so kind and patient with Jasmine. It warmed my heart how much he deeply cared for her and wanted her to be happy above all else.
The ending was so so sweet.
Talia I love you so much. I swear you do no wrong.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
mayareadsxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Abandonment, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Blood
weelasswithabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
đ Friends to lovers
đ BIPOC Interracial romance
đ Forced proximity/flatmates
đ Cinnamon roll hero
đ Queer heroine
đ Black heroine
đ Muslim hero
She just never misses, does she?
I absolutely adored this friends to lovers novel about two best friends who have been forced to room. Rahul has is BAAAAAAD. If you live for a pining hero, then this is right up your street.
Sometimes a friends to lovers after a decade of pining can give "he's friends with her because he thinks he has a shot", but this was done so expertly that it was clear he was trying his best, he never pushed boundaries or disrespected her, and he genuinely continued to be her ride or die bestie.
Jasmine broke my heart, not gonna lie, her sense of self worth and being deserving of love tore me up. But she was just so good and she just couldn't see it đ
This had such a perfect balance of sweet and tender moments, gut wrenching sad moment, hella spicy moments, and laugh out loud moments. It's hard to fit all of that into less than 400 pages without letting something drop somewhere, and it had it all in abundance. Plus a mini insight into codependency between friends and/or lovers was thrown in there too.
You need to read this if you love a solid friends to lovers book, where the friendship is literally a genuine friendship. If the prickly heroine and cinnamon roll hero due is your favourite combo, it's also ideal because they're so unbelievably different, but they just work so well!!!
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Addiction
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Age rating: 18+ (7 steamy chapters, 3/5đśď¸)
This was by far my least favorite of Talia Hibbertâs books. I am just not a fan of âreformed playerâ/commitment-phobe trope in this instance, the FMC only sleeps around and she starts wanting the MMC again but only as friends-with-benefits even though she knows thatâs not what he wants because he actually wants a relationship. She just canât have both him as your best friend and casual hookups because he canât be casual about you and you know that, so you canât have both. She wants all of the benefits of dating (more than just hooking up) but not calling it that. There were just a lot of instances where she seemed cavalier with him and I didnât love that. She was also just very emotionally unavailable, in my opinion, throughout the story. She also doesnât seem like a very good friend in general, she can be quite selfish, self-centered, and flighty and it makes me so annoyed. Because of these issues with the dynamic between the FMC and the MMC, I didnât really find myself rooting for her, and I was mostly just trying to finish the book, which was very disappointing for me. Iâm not saying this book was bad at all, it was just very much not for me.
CW: grief, death of parent, alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, Cursing, Death, and Alcoholism
reads2cope's review against another edition
4.5
I normally take a star off for a third-act breaks up, but this one was handled so well I was almost convinced they needed it!
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, and Addiction
notapenguin's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A lot of times, the friends-to-lovers trope is a miss for me, simply because the conflict never seems believable. I just think to myself âugh, if youâre in love, just get together already, why all the angst? It neednât be this difficult!â But with this one, I feel like I really did empathize with Jasmineâs reluctance to see what was right in front of her (and then to sabotage it when it could no longer be ignored). I appreciated her character development a lot.
As is always the case, Hibbertâs writing is accessible and enjoyable, I would recommend this to anyone and everyone.
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
rickireadss's review against another edition
4.0
â ď¸: alcoholism, death of parent, abandonment, grief, panic attacks/disorders
Graphic: Alcoholism and Abandonment
Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
readsandreality's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Grief and Abandonment