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Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy
Cal was not like other girls, but not in a "not like other girls" way. She was different, but not in a trying to be quirky way... It was mostly because of her social anxiety and child of immigrants experience. Things that also got her singled out in negative ways... even if Row saw her as unique and loved her for it. I hated some of the choices Cal made sometimes, but she was a very believable character so I understood them.
Row felt a little less developed, which made his aggressive grumpiness sort of jarring at first, but when you learned more of his backstory it did start to round him out as well.
Overall, I had a pretty good time with their love story. Sometimes I just wanted them to hurry up and get out of their own way, but the pacing was generally pretty good. The side characters were also compelling and added nice depth and levity at times (*very excited for the next book with
Definitely CWs to be aware of, descriptions of past events but described fairly explicitly (
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Blood, Stalking
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Pregnancy
Dot and Row are perfectly imperfect characters, each of them deeply flawed while also full of heart. Their love story was frustrating and emotional and worthy. It was difficult to see the two of them fight what was obvious for so long. I felt like they should both have very easily been able to understand what the other was thinking but really never seemed to until the end when they were apart.
Dylan is such a fun character and I’m crossing my fingers that the next book in the series is hers so we can see her get her Happy Ever After. I’d also love to know why she picked that name. No spoilers but… what?
Allison Murphy, I hope pops up in later books too purely so we can see
Overall, a dark romance that will give you chills in both the best and worst ways.
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Classism
Lots of trigger warnings for this one do keep that in mind if you choose to dive into this book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity
A perfect example of grumpy / sunshine with a bit of heartbreak, quick banter, misunderstandings, and Gordon Ramsey attitude. Although, from what I’ve noticed even Gordon is a golden retriever when it comes to his wife and kids. Really enjoyed this one.
Although I wanted to smack the FMC upside the head for being clueless and stubborn, I still enjoyed it. The chatting was a fun throwback to when it was popular to do that in online chat rooms. You meet some interesting people there.
What to expect in this book:
Dual POV
BFF’s Brother hook up
FMC with PTSD
He was her first and only
Childhood Crush
He fell first
Touch her and die
Bully trauma
Master Chef with attitude
Grumpy sunshine
Golden Retriever for her, Police Dog for anyone else
Slow burn
Wicked banter
Spice
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Minor: Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Pregnancy
Minor: Injury/Injury detail