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whateves99's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
emilywemily6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content
elliott_the_clementine'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: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Abandonment and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness
the_rabble'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
3.75
The details in this one are wonderful- Beckett's personal history takes front and center and there is a lot of world building in the small town. It's very swoony. Also an excellent depiction of a sensory processing disorder.
Evie's character is well formed- we spend less time in her history but as someone experiencing burnout, all the emotional hits you need are there. She's very sexy, which I didn't expect.
This one has less of a b-plot than the first and third books, so the relationship and the characters' broad goals are kind of everything, which Borison pulls off. Evie's search for her next thing provides some inciting structure, but there's no rush.
I think characterizing Beckett as a grump fails- which seems to be a lowkey meta-struggle I didn't fully understand. If you walk in recognizing he's a soft boy with an issue processing sound, the story flows easier.
Sex/Physical Scenes - love the chemistry and dynamic. There is a lot of allusion to the two's first night together, but could have used more physical affection or details beyond memory flashes. (Though someone
Narrators - Two narrators. Pippa Jane continues as the voice of Lovelight, and her dialogue reads remain a sexy highlight. Lady knows how to use space.
Dane Anderson is bassy as hell and does a good job lending weight and space to Beckett. Vibes like he may have more practice with aggro dudes than reticent tree farmers, but he has moments that play with volume and tenor that really stand out.
Audio Direction: Evie's BFF from Portland- home of the default US newscaster accent- is British, and I'm willing to accept that, but it's never addressed.
Who I Wouldn't Rec This To - No one. Maybe people working in talent agencies.
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abandonment
abbypeekreads'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: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Racism and Injury/Injury detail
abidavisf'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
In the Weeds is sunshine and daisies, the moon and the stars, love and pure unadulterated magic. This is the slowest I have read a book in years and that’s strictly because I was trying so hard to make it never end.
I thought that I couldn’t love a character as much as I love Stella but Beckett? I hold parts of him in my heart that will live there forever. He is the colour yellow. He is hope and beauty, inside and out, and love. He cares for all things, living or otherwise. He is thoughtful and open in his own way and generous to a fault.
Evie is grace and humility. She has worked so hard to be where she is, but has the courage to recognise that it isn’t making her happy. That is such a tremendously difficult thing for anyone to admit to but particularly someone of her stature. The strength that she garnered to go and find her happiness, to open up and allow someone to love her, to allow herself to love, is truly beautiful.
I feel honoured to have read In the Weeds. The word I used most when annotating this book was “home” and that’s what is. Compared to Lovelight Farms, which so vividly epitomised community, In the Weeds was private and cosy and homely. It was Evie and Beckett learning about each other but also about themselves and, ultimately, falling in love. I adore this book with my whole heart.
Onto Mixed Signals. I already know that I wish Layla was my best friend so this is going to be wonderful…
Minor: Racism and Injury/Injury detail
bookedandbusy'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail
rickireadss's review against another edition
4.5
⚠️: panic attacks/disorders, injury/injury detail
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Panic attacks/disorders
sdupont'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
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
annahamburger'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, and Cursing