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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
4.5; this was really heavy.
This was my first Kennedy Ryan book and I now have the rest of the series on my TBR. This book was so well written and showed the realities of abuse and the impact on a victim, especially one with child. Iris is one amazing mother, and an even stronger woman.
I loved August’s character and although insta-love isn’t always my thing, his desire to be with her was everything.
This was my first Kennedy Ryan book and I now have the rest of the series on my TBR. This book was so well written and showed the realities of abuse and the impact on a victim, especially one with child. Iris is one amazing mother, and an even stronger woman.
I loved August’s character and although insta-love isn’t always my thing, his desire to be with her was everything.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Damn this book was HEAVY but so so good.
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape
I finished this last night and honestly I have no idea what to say about it, I didn’t even really want to give it 4 stars because it defiantly wasn’t my book, but it was still so good and delved into really tough subjects so I would have felt awful giving it anything less than 4 stars.
In a lot of ways it’s a better version of Colleen Hoovers It Ends Wjth Us (not that it’s hard to be better than that) but it has a lot of the same themes, the main character iris goes through a lot of the same relationship struggles (because her partner is an obsessive psycho). It’s also a sport romance, but there isn’t really a lot of romance, which makes sense considering everything iris goes through.
There is a happily ever after, but it comes at a huge cost to everyone involved.
Defiantly read the trigger warnings if you’re going to read this book, because it was incredibly difficult to get through at times.
In a lot of ways it’s a better version of Colleen Hoovers It Ends Wjth Us (not that it’s hard to be better than that) but it has a lot of the same themes, the main character iris goes through a lot of the same relationship struggles (because her partner is an obsessive psycho). It’s also a sport romance, but there isn’t really a lot of romance, which makes sense considering everything iris goes through.
There is a happily ever after, but it comes at a huge cost to everyone involved.
Defiantly read the trigger warnings if you’re going to read this book, because it was incredibly difficult to get through at times.
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was a good story, but I wasn't expecting a lot of the beginning parts of the story. With how the first chapter started, I was expecting the traumas to have happened in the past, not explained during the first half of the book. There are a lot of graphic events that happen during this book. If you are affected by those, please read the trigger warnings. I really liked the last few chapters about Iris's journey and how she told her story.