Reviews with content warning for Toxic relationship - Mile High

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Mile High by Liz Tomforde

104 reviews

swamprat410's review against another edition

3.75

emotional 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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melist6's review against another edition

4.0

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: Complicated

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raesapiga_'s review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dani794's review against another edition

3.75

zanders definitely has mastered the art of mewing

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emmieb98's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

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nyx_999's review

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted 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

“Oh my God,” she cries, head falling back.
I didn’t know I earned a new nickname, but she can call me that anytime she wants.

This book felt longer than it is but I enjoyed it especially the tension and banter between the MCs.

If shit-talking is a love language, then it’s ours, and I thoroughly plan on bantering with my wild girl for the rest of my life.

This book includes ⬇️
Talk about trauma
Broken parental relationships
Panic attacks and Anxiety
Struggle with self-love
&
Forbidde relationship trope ✔️
Curv fmc x Pro Athlete mmc ✔️

Also the mmc has no problem walking around dressed as Elsa from frozen 🤭💀
Somehow even wearing a sparkly dress and a platinum wig, he can still turn me on.
Stupid award-winning dick.

Enjoy 🏒💕

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haley49's review against another edition

4.25

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

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anniesbooknook's review against another edition

4.75

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

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turnthepages_nl's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

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bookfulthoughts's review

3.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

Funny and quite cute ☺️

“You love so hard, but you need to start believing you are loved.”

I’ve seen many people speak very highly of this book. I thought I'd try it because I wanted a quick and easy read. To start with the good, I found this book funny in some parts and heartfelt in others. I liked the concept of the “forbidden trope” with no fraternization with clients. I thought it made the storyline intriguing. I liked Zander's sweet side and that we could see his fears and vulnerabilities. I found Stevie funny at times and relatable at points.

Now, I do have some reservations about this book. First and foremost, I found that writing style could use some revision. How the characters were described made me question whether I wanted to continue reading. Let's be honest; how many times did I have to read that Zander is a 6’5 defensive hockey player who wears chains? I also understand that his niece is three. These are just some descriptions to make examples of. There are many ways to describe someone's stature, appearance, and age. Once someone is specifically described, re-using the same descriptors is comes off as unnecessary. Recycling descriptions are one of my book pet peeves 😫. Secondly, I understand that Zander’s “persona” was a big part of the plot and that his agent was the middleman. I kept thinking that Zander was not a rookie, and if he had suspicions about his agent, it couldn't be impossible for him to reach out on his own. Especially given how skilled the book portrays him to be. I kept getting frustrated with how easily this problem could have been solved.

WARNING! This is my opinion! I found Stevie's mother borderline… prejudiced. It just didn’t sit right with me some of the excuses that Stevie had for her mom. She is a white southern woman who has a half-black daughter and… “she’s not used to curves” or “But I don’t know what she expected. Her husband, the other half of my DNA, looks nothing like the ginger hair, freckled, thin-framed side of my mom’s family.” Stevies white side of the family. Or “I want to be proud that I’m half of a remarkable man, but it’s hard to be proud of anything when my own mother is disappointed in everything I do.” This just made me uncomfortable and the book didn't address this at all! Only that her mom is toxic but in the harsh meddling mother type of way. I thought that Stevie and her mother's issue had a racial aspect. I could go down a rabbit hole with this one but I digressed 🤷🏾‍♀️.

Overall I did enjoy this book but I’m unsure if I’m going to read the rest of the series, I don’t think it’s for me.

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