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maevedora's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
Minor: War and Ableism
weelasswithabook'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
CW: reference to parental death, cheating (not the MCs), PTSD, anxiety, depression
⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Black romance
⭐ Cinnamon roll hero
🌈 Black MMCs
🌈 Disability rep (amputee)
🌈 Mental health rep (PTSD)
Uggggggh I loved this so much 😭 Yet another enemies to lovers, that's fairly light on the enemies, huge on the lovers, with witty and snarky banter which just soothed the soul.
Reese and Jay just made the perfect pairing. Just enough opposites in personality to balance one another out, but still manage to be perfect for one another.
A huge part of my love for this came from the disability representation. Jason is an army vet who lost his leg and has a prosthetic. At no point in the book does the heroine view this in a pitying light, it's openly discussed and embraced as part of the character. With Reese, she has PTSD from the loss of her father, but it's not a defining characteristic, where trauma is used as a whole backstory and damages her relationship.
Neither character relies on self sabotaging behaviours and is honest and open about who they are as people and just worked so well together.
I swear, I could've read about these two for another 200 pages.
⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Black romance
⭐ Cinnamon roll hero
🌈 Black MMCs
🌈 Disability rep (amputee)
🌈 Mental health rep (PTSD)
Uggggggh I loved this so much 😭 Yet another enemies to lovers, that's fairly light on the enemies, huge on the lovers, with witty and snarky banter which just soothed the soul.
Reese and Jay just made the perfect pairing. Just enough opposites in personality to balance one another out, but still manage to be perfect for one another.
A huge part of my love for this came from the disability representation. Jason is an army vet who lost his leg and has a prosthetic. At no point in the book does the heroine view this in a pitying light, it's openly discussed and embraced as part of the character. With Reese, she has PTSD from the loss of her father, but it's not a defining characteristic, where trauma is used as a whole backstory and damages her relationship.
Neither character relies on self sabotaging behaviours and is honest and open about who they are as people and just worked so well together.
I swear, I could've read about these two for another 200 pages.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident
Minor: Terminal illness
ashleycmms'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, and Ableism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Sexual content, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders
antonique_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
5.0
TW: PTSD, Loss of a Parent, grief, brief mentions of war time, male MC has prosthetic leg
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First read:
Ohhhh I loved this! The banter! The undeniable chemistry! I even love we kinda got a secondary love story with with their parents! So cute!
Reread:
Watch the livestream discussion
https://youtu.be/GuAZX4i-XyA
First read:
Ohhhh I loved this! The banter! The undeniable chemistry! I even love we kinda got a secondary love story with with their parents! So cute!
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
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