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turnthepages_nl's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Abandonment, Cursing, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Vomit and Toxic relationship
emptzuu's review against another edition
Hero keeps a notes app where he rates his sexual partners across the country, so he knows who to hook up with when he visits those cities for his games. Why do female authors keep writing male characters like this, thinking it’s somehow sexy or appealing? He’s depicted as the biggest womanizer yet claims not to be what the media portrays him as. Deep down, he’s supposedly a sweet and good guy, but the author never shows this. Just going to therapy doesn't make him a great person; he should ask for a refund because he’s still an asshole.
Then there's the heroine, whose work clothes are too small because her weight fluctuates. Why didn’t she just get a bigger size? This seems like a subtle way for the author to call her fat, which I find offensive. I hate female characters who are so insecure that they constantly compare themselves to other women as if they’re in competition. Her energy screams "not like the other girls," as she can be rude to him, unlike other women who are supposedly starstruck by him. How realistic.
This book comes across as extremely misogynistic. I seriously question anyone who read it and didn't feel uncomfortable with the stereotypes and derogatory descriptions of all the characters. Stop objectifying people—it's not cute.
Then there's the heroine, whose work clothes are too small because her weight fluctuates. Why didn’t she just get a bigger size? This seems like a subtle way for the author to call her fat, which I find offensive. I hate female characters who are so insecure that they constantly compare themselves to other women as if they’re in competition. Her energy screams "not like the other girls," as she can be rude to him, unlike other women who are supposedly starstruck by him. How realistic.
This book comes across as extremely misogynistic. I seriously question anyone who read it and didn't feel uncomfortable with the stereotypes and derogatory descriptions of all the characters. Stop objectifying people—it's not cute.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment
karlapardo's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
This book was so good. Now, it is my least favorite out of the series (I mean Ryan Shay and Kai Rhodes) but is it so freaking good. Ok first off, Stevie Shay is just perfection. I am here for the curvy, plus size representation. She is just an absolute queen and I can't be told otherwise. I would have liked a bit more conflict from her side of the story but that didn't stop me from loving her. Now, Zee *daddy* Zanders. I love him. Such a good character, has good banter, loves his nieces soooo much (melted my heart every single time he talked about them), has such a dirty mouth (and delivers). I think that he went through a lot throughout the book and his development was clear. He made some mistakes that annoyed me but not enough for me to dislike him. Stevie and Zee's relationship is beautiful. He uplifts her so well and she is able to be there for him when he needs to calm down, she reassures him and lowers his anxiety. I love their relationship. I would definitely read this book again with no problems.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Alcohol
angelalibrosymiscelaneas's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Un libro con momentos muy tiernos y entretenido. Por desgracia no tenía tanto interés en esta pareja tanto como en The Right Move, que leí primero.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Minor: Vomit and Fatphobia
missmarshey's review against another edition
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
5.0
I absolutely loved this book and completely fell in love with the characters. I loved the length of the story (because I’m greedy and always want more from stories!).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Top three reasons why I didn't like this book:
- This could have been 150 pages shorter.
- Insecurity is different from self-criticism without reason. Stevie is a perfect example of the latter. It took me almost five months to finish this simple romance book due to Stevie's persistent "woe is me" attitude, which I found annoying. Note to Stevie: the world does not revolve around you.
- Bad writing. Liz Tomforde consistently stated the obvious. For example,
when Stevie's dad was explaining that her maternal grandmother was harsh to Stevie's mom, leading to Stevie's mom's similar behavior towards Stevie. He was discussing the difficulties for Stevie's mom and hinting at generational trauma. However, in the next paragraph, Stevie's dad explicitly labels it as generational trauma. Such repetition was not a one-time thing and it became frustrating. It seemed as if Tomforde underestimated the readers' ability to understand the narrative without explicit explanations. An author should trust their eloquence to convey the message to the audience. This led me to speculate that Tomforde lacked confidence in her explanatory skills, hence the need to state the obvious.
Bonus: “Pop/s a shoulder” or “shoulders pop/popping” was mentioned 15 times. Why can't you come up with a more fitting adjective to describe something like that?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming and Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
dlsmk's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders
annabananadel's review against another edition
3.25
“You don’t have to love your body every single day. That’s unrealistic to expect, but I’ll be here loving it for the days you can’t.”
This book is packed with people who just simply need therapy - although Zanders is currently in one, not sure why his fear of his fan not liking the real him was not tackled.
Additional minus points for still having spicy scenes at the last chapter? Like hello? I love spicy scenes but not to the point that it would resurface at the end where I’m supposedly going to be sentimental. It’s more than 500 pages that could have been trimmed down since there were unnecessary scenes that should have not been there. The ending itself was a little too long for my liking. The redemption for me is the dog rescue shelter because who doesn’t love dogs?
Additional minus points for still having spicy scenes at the last chapter? Like hello? I love spicy scenes but not to the point that it would resurface at the end where I’m supposedly going to be sentimental. It’s more than 500 pages that could have been trimmed down since there were unnecessary scenes that should have not been there. The ending itself was a little too long for my liking. The redemption for me is the dog rescue shelter because who doesn’t love dogs?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Sexual content
littlemissmommy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.25
Gotta start this off by saying I am here for Stevie. A curvy, plus sized POC fmc who is working on her self love. *chefs kiss* I love this girl.
Now, Zee “daddy” Zanders has officially been added to my list of book boyfriends. Dominant, brutally honest, gives good banter, melts for his niece, talks dirty and backs it up, kinky, self aware and in therapy, dog dad…. If it wasn’t for that end game stumble of his this book might have been five stars.
Alas, Miles High falls victim to leaning on the miscommunication trope for its end game issues. But Liz put in all the ground work to carry the trope off with minimal head banning and screaming at the mc’s.
I couldn’t stay mad, and the end game character growth really made up for putting me through that. I have a strong feeling I will be devouring the rest of this series, because I am so here for the side characters and Ryan and Indy deserve all the love.
Also the spice in this book had me blushing, and laughing, and squirming all throughout. Theres such a good balance between plot and smut, and I am here for the praise kink and light choking. These two are so hot together! Ahhh!!!!
For anyone unsure about investing the time into a romance this long, just know it’s worth it. The book fleshes out so many of its characters and that leads to a loveable cast of side characters and it doesn’t rush the romance. Theres no instalove here (except mine for Stevie, Rosie, Xanders, Indy and Ryan) also hurray for good book dads.
Now, Zee “daddy” Zanders has officially been added to my list of book boyfriends. Dominant, brutally honest, gives good banter, melts for his niece, talks dirty and backs it up, kinky, self aware and in therapy, dog dad…. If it wasn’t for that end game stumble of his this book might have been five stars.
Alas, Miles High falls victim to leaning on the miscommunication trope for its end game issues. But Liz put in all the ground work to carry the trope off with minimal head banning and screaming at the mc’s.
I couldn’t stay mad, and the end game character growth really made up for putting me through that. I have a strong feeling I will be devouring the rest of this series, because I am so here for the side characters and Ryan and Indy deserve all the love.
Also the spice in this book had me blushing, and laughing, and squirming all throughout. Theres such a good balance between plot and smut, and I am here for the praise kink and light choking. These two are so hot together! Ahhh!!!!
For anyone unsure about investing the time into a romance this long, just know it’s worth it. The book fleshes out so many of its characters and that leads to a loveable cast of side characters and it doesn’t rush the romance. Theres no instalove here (except mine for Stevie, Rosie, Xanders, Indy and Ryan) also hurray for good book dads.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Abandonment
Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying
caprireads215's review against another edition
challenging
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Violence, and Toxic friendship