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mamacita88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Infertility, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, Sexism, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, and Vomit
embelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Car accident, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Stalking
secondhandbookshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This probably isn't a spoiler, but hey, let's mark it like one anyway since it talks about how the characters change during the story. (I refuse to say character development)
And immediately after that he talks for half a page about how he will force her to be his.
Big no from me 🚩🚩
Then around the halfway mark Elena had turned into a simp who could only think about being with HIM and actively goes about destroying the life shes been working for and building since age 11.....
And he suddenly was a poet who desires nothing more than her to be safe and loved and healed from her past.
In conclusion, they're both idiots and may they be happy in book two which I will not read 👍🏻
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Torture, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical trauma
Minor: Slavery, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Car accident, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury
faith99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage
hartjechimene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence and Gun violence
rickireadss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, Miscarriage, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
_barb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book is among the favorites of a close friend, and I was super excited to read it. And honestly, I can see how and why she loved it. It has the angst, the bickering, the steam. However, it is not really the story I had issue with. It was the writing.
Personally, there was too much "show" and not enough "tell". The auhtor goes out of her way to explain every relationship to the reader: relations, backstories, best friends. Motives. I would've preferred to see those things explored differently, by giving the characters time to interact with eachother and for readers to see the connection between them. Or hate.
All in all, I am very sorry I didn't enjoy this book as I wanted to, especially because I know how much someone close to me loves it. Sadly, it wasn't a book for me, but I am glad I've read it.
Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual violence
readwithelle's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Gun violence, Infertility, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture