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mels_reading_log's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Vomit
brittneydye19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Suicide, Child abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Stalking and Vomit
owly2014'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Self harm
Moderate: Blood and Stalking
Minor: Vomit
hello_divine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Alcohol, Stalking, and Addiction
netaliv3'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
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Vomit, and Violence
destinynichole11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Vomit, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Child death, Medical content, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Blood, Torture, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder
sbordo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Death, Gaslighting, Suicide, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Stalking
jadeandherbunny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I will try the sequel to see if the author is going to be a "no-buy author" for me.
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, and Grief
jani_mcgonagall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Alcohol, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicide
thebookwhale's review against another edition
2.25
I didn't expect much honestly. Books that are THAT hyped everywhere on social media usually don't live up to it. And this was the case with this too.
I'd say that I like Ava as a FMC. I love her personality because I can relate to it, and I think that her childhood trauma was brought to the reader well.
I also loved the dynamics of the friend group, although it's actually a little too unrealistic for my taste. I mean, a princess, a lawyer, an influencer, and a rich kid? Sorry but that's a little too much fiction for me. I really liked how much we got to know about each side character tho. We got to know them, but I feel like the information didn't take anything away from the other books.
Now let's talk about Alex. While I really really liked him and his pov, a few things really went on my nerves. For one, how his character felt over-done sometimes. Like we get it, you are cold hearted and don't care about anyone and anything and you think lowly of everyone else, but it feels like that's the only thing we know about him. Please, what is his personality like? What does he like, enjoy, hate? What's his favourite color, food, ice cream flavor? Just give us some details so that we can get to know him more. I know it doesn't fit the way his character is supposed to be portrayed, but it made me feel a lot of apathy towards him. Also, his obsession with sex? Like I get it, you want to have intimate moments with the woman you love, but really? It felt like all they did after they got together was fuck. That's probably why I enjoyed the first part of the book more, where we got witty banter, small touches and other things that made me swoon over Alex.
Another thing I really didn't like was how they resolved their conflict.
Also, something that really really upset me was: they had a really important talk at the exhibition and afterwards they immediately fucked? For me, it felt unnatural. Like if that was me I'd just want to have dinner, talk, cuddle, and watch a movie, yk? The whole relationship just felt very sex-orientated.
I feel like that the biggest problem of the book is that Ana Huang just tries to tell the reader a lot of things, but she's scared she can't portray them in the way she wants to do she overdoes them to make sure everyone gets it.
Overall, it was just fine ig. Not special but not horrible. Idk yet if I'll pick up the next book or not. We'll see.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Cursing and Blood
Minor: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit