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booksalacarte'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
4.75
Contemporary romance
Second chance romance
Flashbacks
Silent disability rep
Witty banter
Generational curses
Flawed MC’s
Messy love
Great side characters
This was such an interesting, non-typical romance story. Very Romeo & Juliet- if they hadn’t died and instead met up 15 years later. I really liked the idea.
The MC’s were so interestingly flawed. I liked each of them individually. Eva was holding her own as a mom, a writer who was afraid of being in a rut and wanting to branch out.. all while keeping a silent disability a secret. Shane was perusing what he needed to solidify his place in sobriety. Recognizing his downfalls, slip ups and looking at them head on.
I found the magnetic inevitability of the romantic tension to be SO well done. The MC’s chemistry was on another level.
The side characters were fun, but the POV shifting to them would have been better if there had been MORE… or none at all. It was disorienting to have a chapter or less in a non-MC POV, then never have them revisited. And to have one of them be a catalyst in the miscommunication where a text message would have alleviated the situation completely… and then completely done away with in such a way. It felt trite.
There were a LOT of pop culture references. Not my favorite to have to read. I always worry about it putting a very specific time stamp on literature.
With black writers as MC’s, the discussion around black excellence and a celebration of black culture was very prominent throughout the book. And it was fun having it openly talked about and pointed out in a writer pannel between black authors.
Overall, I did love this book.
Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Self harm
reading_sweetpea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Medical content
fleur____'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Drug use
Moderate: Abandonment, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Child abuse
maria132's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Blood and Child abuse
cyreeve'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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Blood, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Drug use, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical content, Alcohol, and Abandonment
ienbdri'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
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Child death, Self harm, Drug use, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, and Mental illness
taylorsevalia'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
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Medical content
Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, and Blood
Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Child death, Car accident, Murder, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
alexisgarcia'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: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, and Mental illness
mheiling'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
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Child abuse, Classism, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Car accident
hannahrl's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content