zviews11's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Child death, Hate crime, Infertility, and Medical trauma
bhopeu's review
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
5 stars for what it is.
THIS. IS. PEAK. ROMANCE.
Grip got my standards be raising. He has shown me that a man can be emotionally matured, kind, gentle, understanding, poetic, and be genuinely and sacrificially in love with the woman he loves.
Thank you Kennedy Ryan for this glorious story which not only portrayed a good romance but real life issues like grief, familial problems, and racism.
THIS. IS. PEAK. ROMANCE.
Grip got my standards be raising. He has shown me that a man can be emotionally matured, kind, gentle, understanding, poetic, and be genuinely and sacrificially in love with the woman he loves.
Thank you Kennedy Ryan for this glorious story which not only portrayed a good romance but real life issues like grief, familial problems, and racism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Racism
evelync's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
THIS BOOK COMPLETELY GUTTED ME.
Still, picks up after a few months after Grip and we are finally seeing Gripstol as a couple. And in this book, we get to see how their lives and their love changes over time and through everything that life throws their way. When I say that this series makes you feel like you are experiencing their story along with them, I truly mean it. This series and this book, in particular, isn't a romance it's real life, its a love story that is tested so many times and in so many different ways but the love that Bristol and Grip share is the thing that anchors them both when things get tough. And I just could not get enough of them.
Still, picks up after a few months after Grip and we are finally seeing Gripstol as a couple. And in this book, we get to see how their lives and their love changes over time and through everything that life throws their way. When I say that this series makes you feel like you are experiencing their story along with them, I truly mean it. This series and this book, in particular, isn't a romance it's real life, its a love story that is tested so many times and in so many different ways but the love that Bristol and Grip share is the thing that anchors them both when things get tough. And I just could not get enough of them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Racism
agnesbebon's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
4.0
I have a lot of feelings about this book. It was emotional, I absolutely cried, I love Grip and Bristol, but every so often something would really bother me.
I hated the way women’s weights were talked about in this book. It was uncomfortable, unnecessary, and perpetuates fatphobia. Also why does every woman in this book have hair down to their waist and why is it consistently mentioned?
Extremely upset by the comparison of self harm to sex near the end. Not sure why that was included at all and I hate it. Around the same time as this in the book there was an uncomfortable use of asexual, too.
I have the same fundamental issues with Still as I did with Grip, but I liked Bristol so so so much more in this one.
This book could have been 5 stars, but alas, it’s a 4.
I hated the way women’s weights were talked about in this book. It was uncomfortable, unnecessary, and perpetuates fatphobia. Also why does every woman in this book have hair down to their waist and why is it consistently mentioned?
Extremely upset by the comparison of self harm to sex near the end. Not sure why that was included at all and I hate it. Around the same time as this in the book there was an uncomfortable use of asexual, too.
I have the same fundamental issues with Still as I did with Grip, but I liked Bristol so so so much more in this one.
This book could have been 5 stars, but alas, it’s a 4.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Child death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, and Fatphobia
Minor: Self harm, Mental illness, and Abortion
risseandshine's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Child death
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