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jessicadr's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.0
I for sure thought this book was going to be a 4 star from me. It was cute, and I found myself reading it quickly because I wanted to get to the part where they “figured it out” but it wasn’t as strong as I was hoping it would be… and the ending? The ending is what knocked it down to a 3 star for me. I think it could’ve been stronger.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Infidelity and Cancer
linaslittlelibrary's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
- 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
Porter Roth<3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Drug use, and Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Grief, Stalking, Cancer, and Death
theespressoedition's review against another edition
challenging
tense
fast-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
1.5
After just a day or two of thinking about this book, I felt it necessary to lower the rating from 2.5 to 1.5 stars. This book made me so uncomfortable that even as I write this review, I can feel my shoulders begin to rise up around my ears in an unpleasant way.
First and foremost: this book should not be YA. If you aged up the female protagonist just a year and a half, it would've been NA or adult and that would've been much more suitable. Seeing as it is YA, my rating should hopefully make a bit more sense once I get into the details.
The content in this book is heavy. It's under the guise of being a cute, You've Got Mail kind of thing. Online friends who meet IRL but don't realize who the other person is. You know the drill. But now that you're imagining the kind of adorable confusion and mystery, add in the fact that the love interest was attacked by a shark as a kid and has the scars to prove it (both physically and emotionally) and the MC was kidnapped and shot as a child, giving her severe PTSD. OH, and the best friend of the love interest is a major drug addict who likes to just take a shotgun places and scare the crap out of people while high. YEAH. Not a cute, YA romcom.
As someone with my own fears of gun violence, I felt on edge the entire time I read this book. There were scenes I had to skim entirely just because of the discomfort. This is written for a younger audience and at nearly 30, I could barely handle it. Again I say, this should not be YA.
If you're looking for something fun, summer-y, and cute, look the other way. This isn't it.
First and foremost: this book should not be YA. If you aged up the female protagonist just a year and a half, it would've been NA or adult and that would've been much more suitable. Seeing as it is YA, my rating should hopefully make a bit more sense once I get into the details.
The content in this book is heavy. It's under the guise of being a cute, You've Got Mail kind of thing. Online friends who meet IRL but don't realize who the other person is. You know the drill. But now that you're imagining the kind of adorable confusion and mystery, add in the fact that the love interest was attacked by a shark as a kid and has the scars to prove it (both physically and emotionally) and the MC was kidnapped and shot as a child, giving her severe PTSD. OH, and the best friend of the love interest is a major drug addict who likes to just take a shotgun places and scare the crap out of people while high. YEAH. Not a cute, YA romcom.
As someone with my own fears of gun violence, I felt on edge the entire time I read this book. There were scenes I had to skim entirely just because of the discomfort. This is written for a younger audience and at nearly 30, I could barely handle it. Again I say, this should not be YA.
If you're looking for something fun, summer-y, and cute, look the other way. This isn't it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Addiction, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, and Grief
In-depth stories of a shark attack and also of a shootingdianaschmidty's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Violence and Addiction
Minor: Death, Cancer, and Infidelity
kalin_grace's review against another edition
funny
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence
tkatt20's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- 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
This was such a cute book and I did not want to put it down. I thought the characters were really cute and they all had a really cool dynamic with each other and it sort of had an enemies to lovers thing going which is always a plus. I really liked that the main love interest wasn't painted to be perfect in every way like some romance books do, and the main character actually taking responsibility for her actions made it even better. This book also handle trauma and ptsd very well for a YA book and it showed the struggles that the different characters had to deal with
It would have been a 5 star book for me but I wasn't really enamored by the writing style but it was really cute and made me feel like this story was being told to me by a best friend so it wasn't a huge deal to me. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick summer read or someone really into romance.
It would have been a 5 star book for me but I wasn't really enamored by the writing style but it was really cute and made me feel like this story was being told to me by a best friend so it wasn't a huge deal to me. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick summer read or someone really into romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
abbbymyles's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
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
A great summer read that will keep you roped in! I’m a big fan of Jenn Bennett’s writing style, and it made it really easy to read and follow.
Porter’s character development is *chef’s kiss* and I get big ENTP vibes from him, which just makes me love him more.
Porter’s character development is *chef’s kiss* and I get big ENTP vibes from him, which just makes me love him more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, and Stalking
cepbreed's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.5
This book is very obviously for a young audience, it brings up lots of heavy subjects but doesn’t handle them very closely. In my opinion it doesn’t dive well enough into Bailey’s PTSD and just has her become “cured.” It was slightly disappointing for me. With that said I did like it, it’s the perfect breather book if you’re usually into more heavy reads. I’d say it’s right on track for those who enjoy fluffy romance and dreamy male leads.
Song: Yearbook - James Ivy
Song: Yearbook - James Ivy
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Gun violence
teresarwalsh's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Addiction
alaynatabor's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, and Gun violence
Minor: Car accident, Drug abuse, and Drug use