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worldofv33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Dark with darker sub-storylines, Monica Murphy builds the characters quite slowly as they show themselves to each other. Lots of adult themes and situations that are quite unrealistic yet fantastical to read and daydream about.
Graphic: Bullying, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Classism
Minor: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This is heavy on the sex, but I loved it. At first it’s just nothing but lust. This isn’t like a love story I think it’s a lust to obsession to the brokenness of two people merging together.
The only reason I didn’t give us a five star is because I really wanted a definitive resolution between his sister and Summer.
Like was her friendship and ask for real or did she decide to be the way she was in the end because of her mother.
But other than that this is a great toxic love story, and I will be rereading this again. Definitely will recommend!
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness and Rape
Minor: Murder and Pregnancy
faefolkreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
TW: attempted sexual assault (on page), victim blaming for said attempted SA, derogatory terms, non-consensual sex, rape (off page/alluded to), bullying, drug and alcohol use
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse
isla_gracereader13's review against another edition
- 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
glden13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
I would have stopped in the middle, it’s very long.
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Rape
Minor: Chronic illness and Death
mjs_1821'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
mazden's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
lilyemmaaa's review against another edition
3.0
I’m typically not a fan of the bully romances, but here I am now reading a few of them. This book was basically just all smut while still having a decent plot.
My feelings on Whit are hard to explain. I enjoyed reading about his character, but I also hated him in so many moments. He’s a genuine asshole who only cared about himself and I HATE those types of characters. But that is the point of this story. I liked how towards the end he actually succumbed to his inevitable feelings and became just a little bit of a softy, but everything before that was a little hard to read sometimes if I’m being honest.
Summer was a complete submissive and while it was intriguing to read, it also had me wanting her to just stick up for herself at many points. I cringed hard after what happened at the abandoned house prior to the party, I cringed when he called her a whore at the age of 14 where she truly wasn’t, and I cringed when she let him do whatever he wanted all because of blackmail. But she was also so strong. With the mental Ternopil he put her through, the trauma her early teenage years caused, and the mother that she had. I have to give her props because how she got through all that is a little unbelievable to me.
The third act conflict was so hard to read because of all that Summer was put through. I hate Whits mother and the things that she did. I hate how mean Whits sister was to Summer for no reason other than her feeling hurt. And I hate how Summer was abandoned by everyone she basically loved because of it. And then when she got back to her mother, she finds out the truth about the night of the fire? That was a turn I did not see coming and it broke my heart when she realized what it all meant.
But, the way that there was a decent amount of time for her to process everything before Whit came back, felt just a little realistic. And the way he came back had me smiling.
You would think that with all that I wrote I’d have rated it badly, but I love Monica Murphy’s writing and I love the way she wrote this story. It was enjoyable and made me set all my premade opinions aside. A book will barely ever be perfect for me, so a good story and an enjoyable whatever, makes a book good for me. And at the end of the day this book was just that. A good read.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury
kaelielily's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment