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prettynerdy3's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infertility, Abortion, Bullying, Cursing, Suicide, Vomit, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence
knl0819's review
2.75
Moderate: Child abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Child death, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, and Addiction
beevivi's review against another edition
3.25
Moderate: Physical abuse and Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, and Child death
culzean's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Infertility, Child death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Classism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Stalking, Suicide, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Violence
yjakmouj's review
3.75
Minor: Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Death of parent
yoohanna's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Child death, and Death of parent
kerrythefire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
I liked it. I liked both MCs well enough and their love story kept me engaged. The doubt and misunderstandings the FMC had, especially re the MMC's feelings were believable, not annoying, given who he was. I think the first person POV helped keep the relationship interesting because we as readers also didn't know what was in the MMC's head, we only had the FMC's thoughts and observations to go off of.
It was probably longer than it needed to be but it also kinda worked. The pacing didn't feel slow or off, I think the author just gave us full scenes and dialogue that other books often skip over, but not it a way that dragged the story down. It just felt like we were observing things in a more real and linear timeline than other stories that employ big time jumps.
Despite the whole fake marriage trope, the conniving side characters, and some heavier topics and the main characters' backstories, this book felt like a moderate-conflict and moderate angst level book. Maybe because it was a bunch of smaller conflict points that popped up throughout the story and got resolved fairly quickly vs. a long build up to just one big conflict.
This book could have been high angst, high conflict, high emotion and dark, but somehow it wasn't... I wouldn't go so far to say it was cozy, but it was kind of an easy read (or in my case listen). Good spice too!
Definitely check the content warnings. Most of the triggery content is part of the MCs backstories and described through character dialogue.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Classism, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Infertility and Abortion
ladylaurenexplorer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I kind of figured something preset this arrangement. Because compatibility, attraction and believability.
I really really wanted to see some of Dane’s thoughts, because it just seemed so obvious to me at least. But I also understand if we didn’t see his point of you, we would see will be later learn about.
This was a great read, and it was funny how lots of people were trying to get in between their marriage, that they both knew was for a purpose.
It was great seeing how this scenario didn’t bring any inks because everyone who was in this arrangement knew it the plot. So seeing how frustrated everyone else he was trying to ruin the marriage was so satisfying.
I would definitely recommend this read, and I am so glad that I got that special edition.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Cancer
soniajoy98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Mental illness, Bullying, Cursing, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Infertility, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit
Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation
tingelinda91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Physical abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Car accident, Grief, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Infidelity, Abortion, Pregnancy, Self harm, Drug use, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Child death