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lazybooklover'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol
ecobookworm'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death and Car accident
bookwormbullet'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death and Toxic relationship
quasinaut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Toxic relationship
supernova_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
blackveilbeccy'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? It's complicated
4.5
It wasn’t overly fluffy, and dealt with heavy themes amidst the romance. As per usual I skimmed the
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
quirkykayleetam's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
I picked up this novel for a fun, fast read because I love fake pirates in guyliner, flirty banter, and tight leather pants. The Renaissance Faire setting did not disappoint, coming complete with stage fighting, tavern teasing, and (eventually) Shakespeare sex. The female main character's side of the story was surprisingly poignant as she learned to put herself first, to become part of a community, and to become part of a family. Like her, I am a helper, and it was gratifying to see her not only find her place in a bookstore, but also in her sister and her niece's lives.
The love affair, however, felt a little one-sided. I wish we would have heard from the male main character's point of view and I wish I had felt more chemistry between the characters when they were not in costume at the Faire. Instead, they both swung between over-the-top gestures and real-life insecurity so often that they did not seem like the best fit together.
This book was fun. I am still interested in reading more in the semi-connected series because all of the side characters shone so brightly on their own. However, with time mostly spent with only one of the love interests and the other jumping from prickly to wooing so quickly throughout the book, I found more cheese than long-lasting love in this relationship.
Moderate: Sexual content and Grief
kdailyreads'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
aargot1's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Car accident