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harmony822's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Stalking
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Infidelity
acelodie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
fiwwa's review against another edition
- 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
Start with the likes: the heroine. Stella Lane is a successful econometrician with high salary and obsessed with her job she doesn't even care about the money, and the diagnosed autism spectrum disorder author put the autism representation in Stella, something I've never seen before in a romcom books. The hero, Michael Phan... or Larsen, the Vietnamese guy is as sweet as Stella, or more actually: respectful, kind, and very patience which I highly appreciate. Let me slide in one dislike about him, too insecure about his job and salary compared to Stella and made it a reason to not chase after her. I mean... hey, man, if you do love her, then those stupid things won't be a problem to you or even to her. She just happens to has a job with more salary than you do, that doesn't mean you can't have her. But well, he (eventually) becomes a designer which is usually a women's job, so good thing is there's a gender job reverse here!
Ok move on to the dislikes or things I don't really like: the perverts who can't take no. I know that the author is trying to say "Don't be like them, be like Michael Phan who respects Stella's decision." I just hate the character, and the untold characters that had it with Stella when she's completely uncomfortable. And secondly, I don't know anything about Michael's initial job nor that I'm planning to find out more about it, but if he's a fashion school graduate and has the amazing ability to design beautiful clothes, why the hell did he choose to be an escort at first? I'm pretty sure that finding a business partner, being a designer, having his own clothing line and company will gain more than being an escort... no?
Graphic: Sexual content and Mental illness
Moderate: Cancer and Sexual assault
Minor: Fatphobia
eddine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
chanthida22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
Minor: Mental illness and Sexual content
annuich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
alicedulude's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness
charlee92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Cancer and Sexual harassment
shrutislibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cancer and Mental illness
alymarsh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Cancer
Moderate: Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Infidelity