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decklededgess's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
trigger warnings: age gap relationship, sexual harassment in the workplace, sexist commentary, parents with cancer, dead parents, estranged parent, premarital pregnancy mention, sex and nudity
Well 9 sex scenes really is something else. I will say the age gap paired with a boss-intern relationship was WEIRD. The intern is 25 the boss is 30 so it's not gross in that creepy sense. The book does explore power imbalances in an interesting way where it really takes into account how that affects the relationship. As someone who is really squicky about that...this book didn't feel like it was exploitative. It certainly felt like an even playing field.
Well 9 sex scenes really is something else. I will say the age gap paired with a boss-intern relationship was WEIRD. The intern is 25 the boss is 30 so it's not gross in that creepy sense. The book does explore power imbalances in an interesting way where it really takes into account how that affects the relationship. As someone who is really squicky about that...this book didn't feel like it was exploitative. It certainly felt like an even playing field.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit
murphymacdo's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I'm not really sure how I felt about this one. It was a little too serious considering the cover and blurb -- dealt a lot with grief (parental loss) and workplace sexual harassment. I also love high-heat books, but ended up skipping a few of the later sex scenes because I was just ready to be done with the book. I got tired of the push-pull between the hero and heroine (heroine keeps saying 'no, we can't do this, it's unprofessional' but then has sex with him in her office multiple times?) I'm a bit disappointed because I saw a lot of hype for this and the cover was so cute. Definitely not one of my favorites in terms of characters or even plot, but the writing was good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing and Misogyny
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