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emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Ooof. What a story.
While there is a romance (and a HEA), most of this book is a woman's slow journey to accept her PTSD and past traumas and begin to move past them. There's not a lot of closure here—things are messy and complicated and unclear. It's a good story, but it's not fluff or popcorn.
I would have liked to have seen a bit more depth to Regan, as the single-POV in this book really limits why Regan is so taken with Lina. But that's only a minor thing, IMO. (But I would also love, love, love if Kat Jackson would do a follow-up book about Regan's obviously complicated history.)
Rep: FMC with PTSD and dissociative episodes
Sex:a few R-rated scenes, but be aware that while there is no SA, the POV FMC is emotionally mistreated with sex as a component, and ends up in cycles of making bad choices due to this. It's not all happy fun times.
Tags: #AttachmentDisorder #Cheating #Military #Misunderstandings #NuisanceEx #PanicAttacks #PTSD #RehabRecovery #SinglePOV #Therapy #ThirdPersonPOV #Trauma
Similar reads: the Ask, Tell series by E.J. Noyes covers some similar themes around PTSD and recovery, especially the second book, Ask Me Again. I don't think one book is objectively better than the other—just different perspectives on the subjects.
While there is a romance (and a HEA), most of this book is a woman's slow journey to accept her PTSD and past traumas and begin to move past them. There's not a lot of closure here—things are messy and complicated and unclear. It's a good story, but it's not fluff or popcorn.
I would have liked to have seen a bit more depth to Regan, as the single-POV in this book really limits why Regan is so taken with Lina. But that's only a minor thing, IMO. (But I would also love, love, love if Kat Jackson would do a follow-up book about Regan's obviously complicated history.)
Rep: FMC with PTSD and dissociative episodes
Sex:
Tags: #AttachmentDisorder #Cheating #Military #Misunderstandings #NuisanceEx #PanicAttacks #PTSD #RehabRecovery #SinglePOV #Therapy #ThirdPersonPOV #Trauma
Similar reads: the Ask, Tell series by E.J. Noyes covers some similar themes around PTSD and recovery, especially the second book, Ask Me Again. I don't think one book is objectively better than the other—just different perspectives on the subjects.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Graphic descriptions of struggling with PTSD and trauma-related dissociative episodes. While there is no SA, several scenes describe the POV FMC being mistreated sexually.
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