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smuttymcbookface's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, and Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence
jelkebooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The romance was cute. It's kind of hate to love, and I do really like how it was done throughout the novel. I thought Hugh and Sarah had great banter, and I loved seeing how they slowly caught feelings for each other as they got to know each other better. I thought they were just a really cute match.
I also quite liked Hugh and Sarah as like seperate characters, but I don't feel like we got to know them that well. I feel like they were quite one dimensional, which is a shame because I think if they were developed a bit more, I would have liked this book more as well. I do quite like the cast of side characters. Sarah's sisters are a hoot and a half, and I kind of wish we got more of them.
The only thing I really didn't like about this book was the conflict. I feel like it was just poorly executed. The entire book felt very plotless, and then it came in towards the finale, and it just felt so out of place. It also was extremely over the top, and way too dramatic. I don't know. I just don't think it worked at all. But for the rest I just thought the book was fine. So yeah, that's kind of it.
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Homophobia and Domestic abuse
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Suicide
abbyschafer's review
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide
Minor: Rape
saeruh's review
2.75
Both of the main characters were pretty insufferable, their motivations felt so stupid 75% of the time, and their reasons for hating each other did not work past their very first conversation together so the whole enemies to lovers trope did not pull through on this. It could have been interesting if Sarah was actually made into a huge bitch and Hugh loved her either because of that or in spite of it but instead we got this weird arc where she has to be everyone’s savior and mold herself to what everyone else needs so she can not be “selfish” anymore. Because all this it was hard for me to really root for them ending up together.
The plot also struggled in this. It had a very similar villain plot to the last book in the series, where there’s this totally evil, two-dimensional bad guy who’s hunting the mmc and who inadvertently hurts the fmc doing so, with even a very similar kidnapping third act! The whole younger sisters banter also felt like a copy of the last book. The scenes between Sarah and Hugh often felt forced and unnatural to me, taking me of the reading element. Weird inclusion of Lady Danbury, her scene added absolutely nothing. There was also just a lot of weird bits of sexual assault, domestic violence, and unnecessary quotes about gender that seemed to be glossed over at the end but whateva.
I also wish we could have seen Anne and Daniel’s wedding just like Honoria and Marcus’s!
Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
elizherlihy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse and Ableism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Homophobia
carlyjoann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Homophobia
angelfireeast24's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol
not_asha01'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Ableism, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship
haley49's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence
pinjem's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Out of the Smythe-Smith -series, Sarah and Hugh were my favorite couple.
Trope:
Spoiler
enemies to friends to lovers, forced proximityTW:
Spoiler
homophobia, ableism, discussions of suicide and rapeCan be read as standalone, even though is the third book in the series. I would actually recommend reading this book before the 2nd book in the series: you probably get more out of the plot.
Graphic: Ableism and Homophobia
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment