443 reviews for:

Not Catching Love

Saxon James

4.13 AVERAGE

imanewreader's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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rep - MC1 with undiagnosed and untreated (mentally and medically)
tw - panic attack, mental health issues
cw - negative internal discourses

we are ending the Bertha Boys stories with Xander, an endearing and ennerving young man with lots of issues. it was a great choice to end it with him because his issues need time to be dealt with and treated. Along with his issues come the grip he has on his friends and roomates. him healing is healthy not only for him and his love life but also for his close circle. 

i loved it. i loved how the story unfolded, the time it took, Xander and Derek's relationship. 

now i am going to cry on a corner because i already miss everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

bookspinesandroses's review against another edition

3.5

emotional lighthearted fast-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

macymn's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

dani_mul's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ajcollignon's review against another edition

2.5

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: Yes

mlb16's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

marvelous_mrs_moseman's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny 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

mikilah's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very sweet and satisfying conclusion to the series. I’m glad it wasn’t as dark as I thought it was going to be. Xander was very sweet.

books_with_mrs_wills's review against another edition

3.75

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bettyswan_reader's review against another edition

4.25

challenging informative inspiring fast-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

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🎨 Hurt/Comfort 
🎨 Mental Illness Rep.
🎨 Found Family 

4.25/5 🌟
3/5 🌶

The perfect end to the Bertha Boys and this series. I loved the balance between improving mental health and a healthy relationship.

The only think keeping this from being spicier, is that they have to be physically separated by thousands of miles in order to keep there hand to themselves.