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diana_raquel'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
When I brought this book I didn't know what to expect. I saw it in the shelves of my local bookstore and the tittle caught my attention. Upon reading the summary, I decided to buy it because it seemed like something that I would like.
And I was right! I really like it! Look, the way that the story is structured, I can see why people may think that this is a somewhat one direction fanfic turned book. There isn't anything that tells me that one direction (and the fan theories about some members of the band having a secret relationship) were an inspiration to the book but comparisons can be made. Nonetheless, lets review the book by what it is and not what could be. And I liked it! Its cute, heartwarming and has fluff, just the sorta of thing that I was looking to read at the time that I started this book.
So, I would recommend it if you want to read something sweet, light and cute.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Biphobia, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Car accident, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Outing, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit
Minor: Racism and Sexual content
torikate7's review
- 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: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, and Sexual content
katrina_5'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
4.5
The bands friendship worked really well together, relationships within this book were really well thought out and written.
Another fault was within a Zacks dynamic with his mother, she is comforting and open yet when he comes out she compares him to his father who had little relevance within the story. It felt like a poor choice - yes not every one has a nice coming out story, but this felt like they felt the need to make another plot for drama within a book which has a dramatic theme from the beginning.
Overall, I feel this book was well written and thought out. I truly enjoyed the romance, I'd recommend to anyone interested.
Graphic: Biphobia, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Drug use, Addiction, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Blood
Minor: Outing
l1lyfrancis'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
the only reason i rated it 4.75 stars instead of 5 stars is because i really felt like it needed an epilogue or an extra chapter that showed a glimpse of what their future looked like.🫶
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Drug use
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Alcohol and Cursing
danicampbell0506'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: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Cursing
Minor: Suicide attempt and Outing
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Biphobia, Outing, Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Vomit, Sexual content, and Car accident
Minor: Abandonment and Racism
CW: Forced closeting/claudiamacpherson'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
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
jfield351'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
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, and Outing
Minor: Bullying, Car accident, and Child abuse
rlobel's review against another edition
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Minor: Cursing
beca_reads'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? No
4.5
I felt this book was pretty well written, It was pretty obvious that Ruben and Zach were written by different authors, as there was a slight shift in tone and at times was slightly jarring. I would of liked to see a bit more discussion around mental health this was very loosely touched upon but could of been developed further. I would have also liked to see more of Jon, as I didn't feel that we got enough of him, or the depth that we got with the other characters.
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Homophobia, Alcohol, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Addiction