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emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.25
This was such a good time and exactly the type of romance book I look for. I like the relationship, I like that it deals with heavy topics in a very mature and honest way, I love the battles with self-doubt and fear. I just really love all of it. The beginning was a little slow but it picked up pretty quickly.
I appreciate that Daniel is a virgin and its not treated as a commodity or a bad thing. It would have been nice to see a little bit more of the fall out with his parent's but it didn't hinder my enjoyment. When I got to the end of the book, I was a little jarred by the abrupt ending but I actually really like it. The lack of poetic waxing about "starting their forever" or "holding each other close and making the most of this relationship" etc was really refreshing.
I also learned about Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach so that is now a random party fact I will be sharing with everyone.
I appreciate that Daniel is a virgin and its not treated as a commodity or a bad thing. It would have been nice to see a little bit more of the fall out with his parent's but it didn't hinder my enjoyment. When I got to the end of the book, I was a little jarred by the abrupt ending but I actually really like it. The lack of poetic waxing about "starting their forever" or "holding each other close and making the most of this relationship" etc was really refreshing.
I also learned about Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach so that is now a random party fact I will be sharing with everyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Homophobia
Colin has an unnamed eating disorder that includes severe over-exercising tendencies similar to orthorexia. His disorders are never named "anorexia" or "bulimia" etc but they are explicitly discussed and the impacts are seen on screen.ruthiedr89's review
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders
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