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Archer's voice is, to put it bluntly, an agonizing read suffocated by the tarnished pasts still lingering in the respective lives of the main characters. but I found that it ironically breathed fresh air with the main male character's layers of complexity and abnormal innocence. the writing is so effortlessly addictive and engaging. It's one of those reads that makes you so avid to turn to the next page and inhale every brillant phrasing. to dissect each obscure encounter between the protagonists and secondary characters. to absorb and comprehend every glimpse of epiphanies that the storyline caricatured through cryptic flashbacks and visions.

“she asked me the sign for love and I spelled out your name.”
“I Bree you, and I laughed and signed, I Archer you. God, I Archer you so much.”

the romance was, to put it simply, pure. Archer’s innocence and Bree’s kindness excelled all my expectations. their soft and beautiful bond evoked the feeling of a warm and loving hug, while reading. the concluding chapters left me with a rimbembemle of tears running down my cheeks and a murderous headache. but I pardon the author for her relentless plume and her sadistic and diabolical plotting, because the book was worth every tear, every frenetic hair pulling and each furious finger nails biting.

“what are you doing here? I asked.
You don’t like thunderstorms, he answered.”[…]
“I know I’m probably the last person you want to see right now, but I just thought if I sat on your porch, you wouldn’t be scared. You wouldn’t be alone.”

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aliceewertsson's review against another edition

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5.0

Really liked it. Cute story. Honestly my favorite book, I keep going back to it.
I'm not sure how to describe this book though. I liked every part of it. That's all I can say really.

taris's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

bookishtiff1's review against another edition

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5.0

I knew very little about this book going into it, so much so that I thought it was a cute ya book - I was very very wrong. This is a book that is going to stay with you forever, it will break your heart and then fix it before repeating all over again. Archer is such a beautiful loving man and Bree is such a loving graceful woman. Bree was supposed to save Archer but in the end, they saved each other. There was a moment at the end where I thought something happened to Archer which made me go 'what the f***' but l absolutely loved it!! I should never have waited this long to read it. If I could give it infinity stars I would. I am 100% buying the special hardback edition which comes out this time next month

katecookk4's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

WOOOWWW!!! I usually don't enjoy romance novels unless they're funny, but this was so fun! I was initially skeptical and didn't see how I could get into the plot since Bree seemed really annoying. Nonetheless, I ended up absolutely devouring this book and really enjoyed it. It didn't leave me speechless, but it did keep me engulfed and interested throughout. I really enjoyed the drama and mystery aspects, which I think heightened the romance. I definitely sat there yelling at the book during the ending, but that's all part of the fun. I couldn't tell you if I finished this in one day because I was stuck on a 15-hour flight or if it was just that good. I think a bit of both.

jesslynna8's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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