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tragicgloom'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
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Classism, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
fremzz'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Domestic abuse
Minor: Abortion
kb33's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Another thing that bothered me was that while Sabrina is very intelligent and hard working, and Tucker is smart enough to take her history of family trauma into account during their relationship, neither of them is smart enough to think that maybe therapy would benefit her, and by extension, their family?? Really?? So many romance tropes include characters with extraordinarily traumatic pasts, and very few of them ever go to therapy to find healthy ways to heal and move on. Please normalize therapy for traumatized characters.
That said, I liked Tucker and Sabrina. They both cared about each other and only wanted the best for the other, even if they weren’t sure how to get there and weren’t willing to go to therapy, meaning they took the entire novel to admit they love each other.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, and Medical content
Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Incest, Car accident, and Death
TW/CW: entire pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.kaltenmark24'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Pregnancy, Car accident, Grief, and Addiction
wildaboutbooks'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
Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcohol, Car accident, Body shaming, Abortion, Cursing, and Vomit
v1l25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Misogyny, Vomit, Cursing, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Abortion
tayloraddison'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: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent
dlrosebyh'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
1.0
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Grief, Vomit, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Homophobia
mybookishdelights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
CW:
Well this was a bummer. I've given all three previous books in this series a 5 star rating and adored them. I loved the world and the characters. That was the only thing I loved about this one: was seeing the characters from the previous books.
I could not figure out what it was that I wasn't enjoying until I finished the book and then started looking at reviews to try and figure it out. Unfortunately, it was the romance. And that's the main point of this book.
I didn't dislike the two main characters, but I certainly didn't love them. Even Tucker that everyone was drooling over. He just seemed "too perfect." It was boring. Sabrina was kind of interesting, but her character growth felt weird and unearned. I don't know... something was missing there.
The plot was fine... nothing special. It's a surprise pregnancy trope, which isn't a spoiler. It's in the synopsis. This trope doesn't bother me and I actually enjoy it more times than not. I don't know though... again, something was missing. I did like how it was aligned with the events of Dean's story. That was interesting to see it from someone else's perspective.
After reading some reviews, I feel like what this book was missing that was crucial to my enjoyment was the romance. I didn't feel any romantic tension.
A note on the pregnancy and childbirth: There is talk of abortion in this one and there's a lot of people weighing in on what should be done. This is realistic because it seems that as soon as you become pregnant, everyone and their mother thinks they should give you their opinion. However, I wanted to touch on some things that I found weird and disturbing:
I 100% recommend the first three books in this series, but I can't say I would recommend this one.
CAWPILE Score: 5.29 = 3.25 stars
Characters: 6
Atmosphere: 6
Writing: 6
Plot/Romance: 5
Intrigue: 4
Logic: 6
Enjoyment: 4
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death
Minor: Grief, Vomit, and Violence
lilypilly'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
4.75
You're the only one for me
My sun rises and sets on your smile
My heart beats because yours does
Tucker surprised me honestly, I wasn't expecting him to have it in him yk being the quiet friend and practically never seeing him throughout the other stories. But holy moly, he was a definite fave, higher than Dean (but let's be real anyone is higher than Dean).
Sabrina was so different from the other girls that we have experienced in the Off-Campus series, she came from a different area, she had a tough life, but she was so inspiring she made the most of it and had dreams and goals and ambitions.
Because love is the ultimate goal. It's not the one I had strived for, but I was lucky enough, so damn lucky, to achieve it.
And Tucker was just such a perfect dad, he never gave up on his family once, he was always there for them and I admire that so much. Unlike most of the other books, there was no break between Tuck and Sabrina, they stuck together through the whole thing, and I think that really shows their characters and who they are.
I'm actually so excited to read The Legacy, and then order the Briar U series, sign me up for more Elle Kenndey content :)
You're the one, Sabrina. There's no one else for me in this world, nobody but you.
Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Cursing
Moderate: Death and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion, Grief, and Vomit