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rickireadss's review against another edition
3.0
⚠️: gaslighting, emotional abuse, medical content, toxic relationship, chronic illness (side character), death of parent, death, abandonment
Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Medical content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Death of parent
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a Swiftie book! I think this book is based on the idea of the song “blank space” (mentioned in epigraph)! I counted 6 direct Taylor Swift references + ATWTMV reference!
This was just a really quick, cute and fluffy (not in a bad way) borderline insta-love Romcom! It also had a really interesting social commentary about how men often call women “crazy” for expressing their emotions without taking responsibility for their faults/making them feel like they can’t trust him. The concept was cute, if a girl going through her Exes to find a date for Valentine’s Day gala! I also like how she’s a book reviewer/influencer (b/c same!) This was forced proximity, extroverted FMC who wears her heart on her sleeve and shy/introverted MMC who is closed off but secret sweetheart. It took me about 30% to get into this, but I did like it. The second half was very cute! I think if you are a more extroverted/“mirrorball” girlie you would like this more than I did (I relate more to the MMC). I liked this enough to want to read the other books in the universe/series (“Set on You”, and I expect the next book to be about Mel). However, if you do read this one first, there is a spoiler for the plot twist/main conflict of “Set on You”, so beware of that.
One thing I’m not a huge fan of is how much the language/slang tried to be current, like millennial and Gen Z. It just wasn’t quite right so it kinda took me out of the book at those points.
Overall, was it my favorite? No. But did I enjoy it and think it was cute? Yes!
Age rating: 15+ (language, lots of suggestive content, but only 2 actual spicy scenes 2/5🌶️)
Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury
infjkiki'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
kreadsromance'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
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Chronic illness
Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death
antonique_reads'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Death of parent
kaydeedickins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, Gaslighting, Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent and Chronic illness
nutmegvotour'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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness
Author has a note about content warningsbookishwondergoth'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, Alcohol, Ableism, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Death of parent and Child death
I have put ableism as a warning because of the heavy use of the word “crazy” which is directly challenged on the page by the main character and the prose.gemin1reader's review against another edition
2.5
On a positive note, this was a fun concept for a book and it had some really nice commentary about love and relationships.
On the negative, Tara is unbearable. Genuinely don’t blame any of these men for not wanting to date her.
Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent
mrsmishler'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content