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amy_in_the_city'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? It's complicated
2.5
I found Lowe's sister, Ana, to be annoying, and I thought the trouble she had with simple words seemed unrealistic for a 7 year old. It's possible the narrator's voice for Ana made a difference here as while I don't love kids in romance books, I usually don't find them this annoying. It also felt manipulative, like it was added in as a way to show that we should like Misery because she is good with this kid.
I also didn't like that Misery had been told by her friend that she doesn't care about anything except that friend. Misery growing to care for Lowe and Ana is presented as a fix to this perceived problem. It felt like it was implying that caring for your friends isn't good enough, that you also have to be a wife and mother to be a worthy and happy person. This is especially strange because I thought one of the stronger points of the book was when describing the mating bond, Lowe says that mate relationships aren't more valid or important than non-mate relationships, and it's just a different type of connection. Implying it's wrong to care so much about a friend seems to contradict that message. Also, I think characterizing Misery as only caring about this one friend is false. From the very beginning, she is putting the needs of all vampyres in front of her own wants, so clearly she cares about preventing a war. She also had a job she really liked.
I liked that the book avoided the possessiveness that is usually present with the fated mates trope. Lowe says he just wants his mate to be happy, even if it's with someone else. There were also some little things that Lowe does that show he is listening to Misery and cares about her that I thought were really sweet. I also appreciated that there is no message that one should forgive toxic family members just because "they're family."
The main thing that brought my enjoyment of this book way down was the unecessary and cruel third act breakup.
Graphic: Sexual content, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Blood
Moderate: Abandonment, Gore, Medical content, and Violence
booitsbam's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Murder and Confinement
Minor: Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Medical content
kristanjenkins's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, War, Sexual content, Bullying, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
filipa_maia'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
4.0
I love Misery, I connected with her instantly, I loved the way she, slowly but steadily, softened herself allowing others to get in. I love Lowe. He simply left everything behind to take care of others and put everything and everyone first. They definitely deserve each other.
The overall plot was really good, I love the development of all the different characters throughout the story.
Now, for the really bad things:
* Terrible cover. Ugly.
* The sex scenes: wtf? why? Ok, you can defend that she really needed to explain how things work. Sure. But one time was enough. We don't need to read (in full detail) every single time they have sex. We get it, they are hot and have a lot a sex. There are ways of describing sex scenes that are tasteful and well written. If I know this, Ali Hazelwood definitely knows this. She just choose to ignore them.
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gaslighting, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Confinement, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Genocide, and Kidnapping
klsreads's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Murder, Medical content, War, and Torture
Minor: Car accident and Vomit
angeareads's review
- 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
5.0
Was this goofy and cheesy? Absolutely. If you are, for some reason, expecting a more serious level of paranormal romance, this isn't for you. It's absolutely a paranormal romcom and it was cute and sweet and fun and still, somehow, a STEM romance—and I am here for that.
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Confinement, Medical content, and Murder
chi__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Violence
Minor: Confinement, Murder, War, Cancer, Car accident, and Medical content
deetabz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Alcoholism, and War
queerwword's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Car accident
Minor: Violence and Grief
niamhstorme's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Grief, Kidnapping, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Medical content