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chronicacademia's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Death, Ableism, Death of parent, Racism, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Medical content
downsophialane's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Talia Hibbert's book are so readable, but I think this remains my favourite. Town pariah Ruth is endlessly sympathetic, and romantic hero Evan is an example of a sweet cinnamon roll hero who also has a legitimate character arc (not always a given). While this is a sweet, sexy small town romance, it does involve a coersive relationship (mostly in the heroine's past, but it does rear its ugly head on page too, so readers be aware of that). With consideration of that content warning, I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a sexy small town romance.
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🍎 TO TEACH?
I love Talia Hibbert's narrative voice so much, I wish I could get away with using excerpts in class, but I fear everything is way too sexy to use in a high school!
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🍎 TO TEACH?
I love Talia Hibbert's narrative voice so much, I wish I could get away with using excerpts in class, but I fear everything is way too sexy to use in a high school!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Cancer, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Fatphobia
rebekah_florence's review
hopeful
fast-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
4.0
It was wonderful to read a romance novel with a BLACK woman as the love interest!! I wish I had had Talia's books when I was younger, and I'm so glad that younger people have access to these stories now. As a person with family members on the spectrum, it was beautiful to read a story with the main character on the spectrum- written authentically- as well. I think the book balanced difficult topics such as intimate partner violence with the exciting nature of a new relationship well. It didn't feel like Talia jumped from one subject to the other too quickly. There were times when I was literally squealing at how adorable the main couple is. The story is fast-paced and there were some scenes that I wish we could have gotten more from! For example, I would have loved to see the scene where Evan has dinner with Ruth's family for the first time. I wanted to see an interaction between Patience and Evan because they don't have one for the entire book . Otherwise, I LOVED this story and I can't wait to read more of Talia's work. Black BookTok delivered on this as always!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Medical content
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