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drjostice's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
aislynne's review
2.5
This book was not good. Honestly the characters all made me angry and I struggled to get through it. I would not recommend
fanireads's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
brugbraz's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- 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
mzcaty's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug abuse
lizzye33's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy
shannonellis's review against another edition
3.25
I don’t even know where to start with this book. 😩
First of all, I’ll say that it was leaps and bounds better than the first two. Finally some likable characters. 🙂
The reason I pushed though with this series is because I loved Jay so much as a side character that I just needed to see him get his happy ending and I’m glad I did. At first I was worried that he wouldn’t be done justice as a main character but I was pleasantly surprised.
Mikka is the strong female character Aubrey and Vick should have been. I felt like the way she portrayed was pretty decent. She did a pretty good job of highlighting the shame and worthless feeling that so many victims experience and I appreciated that. She was incredibly frustrating but I’ll give her a pass because leaving abusive relationships behind is way harder than people realize.
Now onto what I think was a failure in this book.
First of all, it takes place in Jay’s home town but you barely got to see any of his family, which was incredibly disappointing. I may not have liked Brey as a main character in her own book, but I loved her dynamic with Jay and wanted to see more of it. It was a missed opportunity for some cute best-friend banter, which is sad.
I don’t like how Jay kept referring to her as “mine”, which I’m normally fine with but it just felt kind of gross to me considering what she’d just gone through.
I also felt like she kind of glossed over addiction a bit too much. Addiction is a vile, life-ruining thing and the way she approached it really fell flat for me. I think it wasn’t taken nearly seriously enough, which is a real shame. I just feel like if she was going to gloss over it then it could have been left out. 🤷🏻♀️
First of all, I’ll say that it was leaps and bounds better than the first two. Finally some likable characters. 🙂
The reason I pushed though with this series is because I loved Jay so much as a side character that I just needed to see him get his happy ending and I’m glad I did. At first I was worried that he wouldn’t be done justice as a main character but I was pleasantly surprised.
Mikka is the strong female character Aubrey and Vick should have been. I felt like the way she portrayed was pretty decent. She did a pretty good job of highlighting the shame and worthless feeling that so many victims experience and I appreciated that. She was incredibly frustrating but I’ll give her a pass because leaving abusive relationships behind is way harder than people realize.
Now onto what I think was a failure in this book.
First of all, it takes place in Jay’s home town but you barely got to see any of his family, which was incredibly disappointing. I may not have liked Brey as a main character in her own book, but I loved her dynamic with Jay and wanted to see more of it. It was a missed opportunity for some cute best-friend banter, which is sad.
I don’t like how Jay kept referring to her as “mine”, which I’m normally fine with but it just felt kind of gross to me considering what she’d just gone through.
I also felt like she kind of glossed over addiction a bit too much. Addiction is a vile, life-ruining thing and the way she approached it really fell flat for me. I think it wasn’t taken nearly seriously enough, which is a real shame. I just feel like if she was going to gloss over it then it could have been left out. 🤷🏻♀️