Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

32 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Adorably cute and so spicy! Great premise that gives the plot durability beyond the romance. I loved Melody and Beat and their moms were pretty damn cool too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Classism, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

meggiemeggie52's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

I "picked up" the audiobook because the plot intrigued me, but it ended up disappointing me.  I liked Melody as a character, but Beat's aggressive overprotectiveness got *so* annoying. The romance had potential to be cute, but the vibe of their relationship bordered on insta-love the whole time and gave me the ick. Also, this might just be my ignorance because it was my first Tessa Bailey book, but I was *not* expecting that much spice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Pregnancy and Drug use

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.25

I loved it. The banter, characters, all the emotions. Spectacular. This is soulmate trope done right in the real world. People with such similar lives just clicking like this. And the whole livestream plot was so fun. 

Soulmate Trope, Edging, 3 1/2 🔥

“He’d learned the hard way that if he allowed himself to be vulnerable, people didn’t always like what they saw.”

“You have shown me that I can only depend on myself. I taught myself how to be okay. Being okay is goals. But I don’t think being okay means avoiding anyone who might test your version of okay. Sometimes the okay boundary changes. You have to fucking step into it. You have to find your okay again. And again and again. Until we die. Welcome to being human.”

“Beat’s throat burned with the need to reach back into the past and rearrange every hour of his life, so it could have been spend with her. Knowing her.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

aileron's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Infidelity

Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, Stalking, and Abandonment

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Drug use

caityg22's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming and Infidelity

annahamburger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Classism, Cursing, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Misogyny, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy

aqtbenz's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity

bakunzi1990's review

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-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

5.0

I received this book for free from netgalley for an honest review. 

The only thing that would have made this book better is if it had a epilogue so that we can see their wedding. It had my heart in my throat the entire time it was extremely sweet it's not my normal type of read. I usually like the small town romances but this one really was amazing.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Infidelity

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

3.0

I don’t know how I feel about this one. The second half was definitely better than the first. Melody grew on me and was dorky and funny in an adorable way. 

I wish they were slightly younger because their words and actions sound more like mid-twenty year olds than thirty year olds

and I wish they would talked occasionally even if it was once a year or something after they first met because it would’ve helped curb the insta list. I did feel like the elevator sex scene was ill-timed and diminished the conversation they were having

the blackmailer reveal and Beat’s kink reveal weren’t handled well. It felt like the bomb was dropped mid-sentence and we moved on like nothing. 

I liked the little things they did for each other showing how obviously in love they were it was adorable. I loved how Melody stood up to her mom. I also love that the story was really about Beat and Melody and their parents were the background 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Sexism

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, and Pregnancy