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scifi_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
witcheslovingwitches'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
3.0
Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy
amibo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Death, Sexual content, and Alcohol
diana_raquel'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
3.5
That's it!
Friends-to-lovers it's not my favorite prompt! And this book proves it! The only reason why I'm giving this book a 3.5 stars rating is that I liked the interaction between Poppy and Alex as friends. And I think that I'm being a little generous here. Look, I know that the end game of the book is romance, but do they have to be a couple? Why couldn't they reconnect and stayed friends?
I admit that, at first, even knowing that this was a friends-to-lovers story, I was having fun. I was entertained. I liked the writing style and I have to say that the characters are well-developed. Another thing that I really liked was the non-linear story because, that way, I felt like we were knowing more about the characters and kept the reason why Alex and Poppy were no longer friends a secret for a little more time. However, Alex's love for Poppy seemed a little on the obsessive side. Not to the point of being a red flag, but it's a little creepy. And that put me off.
So I would not recommend this book, but I'm willing to read Book Lovers. Maybe I'll like it!
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cancer, Sexism, Medical content, and Classism
a_alves00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Cancer, Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent
caia_in_wonderland's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Such a wonderful romance with characters that really touch the heart.
With these two so different friends from Ohio, the quiet, shy, bookworm boy, Alex, and the exuberant and nomadic girl, Poppy, it feels that between them not even friendship can arise, but against the many differences in character they find that they’re their best selves, their more honest and private selves, with each other, and from that to a yearly vacation trip motivated by Poppy’s wanderlust spirit it’ll be just a small step.
Friends to lovers romance with the travails of fighting feelings, of hiding from the past and trauma, from the loneliness and shame, from the losses and the achievements, the life that seems to go on until realisation of what is missing hits and fears can no longer trap or hinder as the consequence will be an incomplete life. It will be a long road for these two.
This was my first book from the author but definitely will not be the last, the writing is captivating and the romance candid and heartwarming.
It dragged a bit somewhere and I think that’s what made it not reach the perfect score.
Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death and Cancer
lucymae0515's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
allisonbraun'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Pregnancy