Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Stopover by T.L. Swan

16 reviews

bookilydo's review

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2.0

This is sort of a textbook billionaire romance. It was not my cup of tea because the MMC is a huge asshole, and the FMC, against her better sense, returns to him over and over and over again. I can see why others would enjoy the book, but it just was not for me. I'm undecided if I'll keep up with the series.

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amberlinanderson's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Things I liked:
The storyline in general.
There were parts that made me laugh out loud.
There were parts that were really hot.

Things I didn’t like:
Jameson called Emily a bitch way too many times.
The fact that they went from loving each other to hating each other every single day that they were together until the last chapter. The toxicity of this relationship is not for me.
I enjoyed Aaron and Molly’s side stories (until Aaron’s got just as annoying as Emily’s), but we received no closure. Those loose ends were not tied up. I’m hoping that gets rectified in the following books. I’m planning to give book #2 a try at least, but if it’s the same dynamic, unfortunately I’ll have to stop there.
This is meant to be an age gap book, but Jameson acts like he’s a 20 year old man child, so there’s that.

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sami_leigh's review

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funny hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

“But it was the way you kissed me that I remember the most.”
My eyes searched his. “How did I kiss you?”
“Like  you’d been waiting your whole life to kiss me.”

🗞️ Dual POV
🗞️ Quick read
🗞️ One-night-stand 
🗞️ Billionaire brothers; World’s leading media company
🗞️ Workplace romance (it turns out he’s her new boss 😱)
🗞️ Forced proximity
🗞️ Brute/possessive male MC
🗞️ ‘Touch her and I will kill you’ vibes
🗞️ Some personal growth in MCs; some healthy boundaries & communication established 
🗞️ In a few instances, women are named a ‘bitch’, ‘bimbo’, or other derogatory terms, based on snap judgements & appearance.
🗞️ Spicy 🥵

This book is available on Kindle Unlimited and Audible Plus.

⚠️ Minor violence, toxic relationship.

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nushreadsbooks's review

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emotional
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0


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_savannahreads_'s review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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andeng's review

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adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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