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chelle22's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
audlittlebookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
- Sports Romance
- Fake Dating
- Forced Proximity (oh my god they were roommates)
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- One Bed Trope
This was a little bit hard to rate because I felt like it should have ended at the 80% mark. The final conflict made sense because it was something the main characters needed to discuss but it felt dragged out.
I also think that the author needs to trust her readers more. You don’t need to explain your metaphor. We get it. You also don’t need to tell us multiple times that Ryan gets fouled a lot without it being called because of his size and lack of championships. We can remember that information and it makes the writing redundant.
I did really enjoy a lot of this book which makes rating it so hard! It has tropes that I love. I really like the two main characters even if Indy did annoy me a bit at the end. The spice was really good and tense towards the beginning but even that was a little boring by the end. Basically, if it had been about 20% shorted it would have probably been 4.5 stars but it was dragged out to the point that my overall enjoyment was severely lessened.
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content
linnea_tornblom'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: Infidelity, Infertility, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Cursing
viireads'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
4.75
it was all the great parts about any romance novel tied up neatly in a pretty lil bow
the epilogue was one of the best I've read in any romance book
4.75 / 5 stars
reasons why it isn't a 5/5 for me:
- the amount of tropes are extremely on the face, it felt like I was being spoonfed it all... would've definitely preferred some subtlety on that aspect
- this is on me (not the author!!!) , but Indy constantly thinking about kids was slightly giving me the ick
- 3rd act conflict was making me eyeroll because it felt forced
come on man NAVY??? SERIOUSLY ???
conclusion : Ryan Shay is The Best book boyfriend period 🧎🏻♀️
Graphic: Infertility, Stalking, and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Cursing
readerorwateva'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, Infertility, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Miscarriage, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
apolen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Infertility, and Cursing
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Toxic relationship and Miscarriage
kat7794'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
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
katherinesreadingalot's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Infertility
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Outing
Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Cursing
finnickdeservedbetter'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
• Sports romance
• Fake dating
• Forced proximity
• Opposites attract
• Grumpy x sunshine
• Only one bed
Representation:
• POC love interest
• CODA FMC
• FMC with fertility issues/chronic illness
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Infertility and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Gaslighting
lauramparis'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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Infertility, and Pregnancy
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Toxic relationship