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sha's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Violence, and Medical content
ladynavalon's review
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Let's be honest. This book is for what it is, period. To read it with your favorite toy at hand and not give the plot too much thought. Porn with (bad) plot, that's all. Don't take it seriously... because if you do.... well, it's a book with some pretty toxic characters. Rachel is a whiny (actually, she whines all the time), manipulative spoiled brat who at no time thinks about anything but her brown pussy. Jake is an insecure little boy who has a lot of self-esteem to work on, the author says he's a golden reteiever, but perhaps he's the most toxic. Caleb could have been an interesting character if he had accepted his sexuality and communicated more, (as it looked like he was going to). And Ilmari... look, the guy is possessive as fuck and has monumental trauma. But hey, they're all possessive as hell and carry their traumas with them. If I dig deeper into the plot, I get more pissed off: their (the boy's) sexuality is specifically misrepresented, because they never admit that they like boys; the relationships between them.... (I think it would all make more sense if Caleb and Jake had something going on before Rachel arrived, if Ilmari had entered the relationship through Jake or Caleb, not Rachel). And worst of all, how toxic and unrealistic relationships and sex are, and that this is available to young impressionable girls. Zero judgedment if you read it as an adult with a head in orden to have a good time, but making it available to young girls seems very dangerous to me and normalizes horrible and super toxic things.
Not LGTB+ friendly at all!!!!!!!!!
Not LGTB+ friendly at all!!!!!!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death of parent
annick's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
2.75
Too long. Too indulgent. The second half just didn’t click for me. The first third was the most appealing to me. Flirty. Some frisson.
The barrage of heart to heart conversations. - too much. It dilutes the impact. Ergh.
The practicalities for a doctor and players. Nope. Cliched and too easily fixed.
The name change was sweet
The pr campaign isn’t realistic but it gets away with it.
There is so so much sex. And most of it just isn’t gripping me as a reader.
The barrage of heart to heart conversations. - too much. It dilutes the impact. Ergh.
The practicalities for a doctor and players. Nope. Cliched and too easily fixed.
The name change was sweet
The pr campaign isn’t realistic but it gets away with it.
There is so so much sex. And most of it just isn’t gripping me as a reader.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual violence