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leannanecdote's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming and Suicidal thoughts
shaerikireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Blood
kb33's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy and Fatphobia
bookcasey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Fatphobia
Despite the discussion of depression and mental health, there are NO mentions of suicide, suicidal ideation, or self-harm.cheye13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
But I loved it! The characters felt really well-rounded and complex, and it seemed like they really worked as a pair. I absolutely adore their communication style, how miscommunication was never their issue. They both tried to make comfortable space for the other, both to speak or feel free not to, even before they're together.
I'm still on the fence about the single perspective. It likely helped to really dig into Ari's mental illness rather than leave it more superficial, but I ended up completely in love with Russell, rather than with both of them. Seeing Ari directly through Russell's perspective would've maybe balanced the narrative for me, but I can see how it could've thrown the plot way off track.
It did move quite a bit faster than I expected – I thought Ari's roadblocks would be a little bigger (the recent engagement, her mother's illness), but I still appreciated that she was dealing with them internally as formative pieces of her past, even if they didn't create much external conflict. It is a bit heavy-handed with the romance tropes (as in, what's not clear to Air is still pretty obvious to the reader), but I liked it because it felt like getting to the "good parts" faster.
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
martachbc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Toxic relationship
Minor: Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Sexism
bedtimesandbooks'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: Mental illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Fatphobia
yanitzawrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
4.5
I have found my one true love aka book boyfriend aka Russell!
Tears were shed multiple times and Rachel truly set the standard for mental health representation in contemporary romance.
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
thefatpaperback's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Mental illness, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Fatphobia
amandalorianxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness and Abandonment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail