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withlivjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The writing lacks maturity and there are so. many. cringeworthy lines. There are quite a few instances of things I’ve seen in other CoHo books (plot points, characters, tragic backstories etc.) which makes the story fairly predictable. I’ve read worse smut, but that’s definitely not to say that the smut in this book is good. Miles is a walking red flag (which Tate literally says herself!) and the prose-poetry style of his chapters comes off as clever for maybe two pages before quickly becoming exhausting to read. We’re seriously meant to be rooting for this guy? Not to mention that his insta-love obsession with his STEPSISTER reads as extremely creepy (and in the immortal words of Shane Madej, “anytime you have to say ‘it’s not incest technically’ that’s not great”).
In short, the only reason I read this book in two days was because I wanted to be done with it that badly.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Child death
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Death of parent, Incest, and Violence
neilakali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child death, Sexual harassment, and Death
alicelalicon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death
violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Pregnancy, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Cancer
flower_child's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Violence
caitlindoesntread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Okay... so... the first like 70% of this book was... not good. sorry. But so much of it was just sex and the story wasn't progressing at all, we weren't learning anything about Miles' character and I was more interested in the Rachel storyline than the Tate one. I really really hated Miles throughout most of this book. He had no respect for Tate, he was rude asf, and he literally sexual abused her multiple times??? I didn't feel the chemistry between them, their dynamic was fucking strange. Did I cry for an hour straight reading this book? Yes, I did. Did I internally scream when Rachel revealed the name of her daughter? Yes, I did. Loved the ending but I can't get over Miles' character in the beginning bc it was incredibly strange and gross and misogynistic and IK ITS BC HE HAS TRAUMA but I can't get over it - he had no respect for Tate and I constantly felt like he was exploiting her for sex? bc he was. However, I gave it 4.25 stars bc I really liked the ending and Miles getting his closure. Okay.
xoxo, gossip girl.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Bullying
lex_mags'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Car accident
Moderate: Violence and Gaslighting
ballslol'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Violence
writtenbydnicole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Pregnancy
Minor: Violence and Alcohol
jaceebenefield's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Car accident, Violence, and Toxic relationship