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kathis_wonderland'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
4.0
I love figure skating! In my teenage years I would get up any time during the night during the Olympic Winter Games whenever figure skating was on, because I was just amazed by it. So, is it surprising that I liked this book? No, it isn't. This book was really good to read. I liked the alternating POVs that gave us an insight into figure skating and ice hockey, which I found interesting. What really amazed me in this book was consent. They all took consent very seriously. This is what sexual action should look like. Nate even said somewhere at the beginning of their relationship that Anastasia can withdraw consent anytime she wants to. Loved that.
The communication between Anastasia and Nate was quite good as well. Usually, when it comes to characters in this age group, there often is miscommunication, which annoys me greatly. Their chemistry was amazing as well! Lots of spice in this book.
On thing that bothered me, and this is totally a me thing and has nothing to do with the book by itself, was the name Anastasia. More often than not my mind jumped to Fifty Shades of Grey when I read the name. And this book is completely different to the other series! I don't know what came over me...
I quite enjoyed this book. Sometimes the story seemed a bit dragging, but overall, it was good. I hope I can get back to Maple Hills at some point.
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
hannibanani29'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent, Blood, and Homophobia
smuttymcbookface's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
First of all, I want to commend this book on the adult handling of so many difficult topics, from calorie intake for professionals to handling workplace relationships where the friendship has soured. The wonderful communication between the two main characters meant you truly understood how both were feeling, even from opposite sides. There was something realistic about each of the characters, and you truly felt they could have existed outside of the romance book.
My two main gripes about this were that I felt the plot dragged on a little at the end (for example,
Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Blood, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
riviuu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Violence
l_lilly_05'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: Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Violence, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
pagesihavenotyetread'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Blood, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Vomit
abifoster02'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Blood, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Vomit, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
sophieamreacher'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, and Vomit
cdoubet'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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Bullying, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
kingangie'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
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, and Body shaming
Minor: Pregnancy