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mjones14's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The main plot could have been shorted 250 pages if one of the main characters had had therapy. Nonetheless the 'love' in this was well written. Would have been 4 stars if the plot had been more interesting outside of sex as well as the frustrating layout of of Miles' sections.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
kendra_jo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Minor: Child death
lara_jj8's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Child death
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction
sylverbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault and Gaslighting
readsbyl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
“I’m not stupid. I know how lust works. Lust wants what lust can’t have”
Controversy cannot be avoided in this one in afraid! If you love this book please do still read this review, I hope it can give you a different insight into the book.
Where to start? I instantly did not like this book, I kept reading thinking it’d get better and it just got worse.
In short: man woman meet. Man woman lust. Man woman sexual arrangement. Man is an arse. Woman doesn’t want to stick to arrangement. Woman also doesn’t want to tell man she doesn’t want to stick with arrangement. Man is an arse bc ✨trauma✨. Woman keeps crying bc she wants more. Man keeps making it clear he can’t have more. Woman set on fixing man. (Skip to the last ten chapters) Trauma, trauma trauma. Trauma fixed. Happy ever after.
The main thing that really got to me with this book was the trauma sweeping. Miles’ whole personality is based on this unknown trauma he’s experienced, then in the last ten chapters the trauma is reviled and fixed. Just like that. The first thirty chapters you ask? Sex. Just pure lust and sex.
The trauma he goes through is also very shocking and is told in explicit detail. I knew it was coming, but reading it absolutely crushed me. I’d read the trigger warnings, and there was no specific reason this would upset me (more than it would a normal person). But the way it was just swept over? Crushed me.
Tate? Let’s not discuss her lack of personality.
Let us also not discuss how one of the boys (Miles or her brother)always comes to save her day. This really didn’t scream strong female character to me. More passive and pretty boring.
Also with Tate, can someone PLEASE explain to me why she, on multiple occasions, refers to her brother as attractive? I honestly couldn’t even fathom this.
Speaking of her brother. Why is the damn man so overly protective? It disgusts me. All the men are just very “don’t touch her”, “she’s mine”, “my little sister awewwwew”. Just gross and really sets a bad standard on how men should be with women and how women should act around men.
That’s all I have to say about this monstrosity😅 Wondering why I kept reading? I had to know what happened to Rachel. Guess what? That disappointed me too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Grief, Car accident, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
atlas_224's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
dorinha's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abortion, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Infidelity
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