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skye_era_books'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
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Drug abuse
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Age rating: 17+ (3 spicy scenes, 1.5/5🌶️)
This was such an emotionally moving romance!!! HBY really knows how to handle hard/difficult topics with grace!! The conversations around the two main characters’ family trauma and history as well as their current struggles with helping their siblings in the foster care system was so well done!
This book has forced proximity (and they were roommates…) and grumpy MMC X sunshine FMC, but he’s a secret cinnamon roll. Chloe is such a relatable main character because she has been working so hard at pleasing and taking care of everyone else, and I loved her journey of allowing someone else help her, care for her, and love her the way that she deserves!! And I loved seeing Warren show his sensitive and caring side, because he truly is a huge softie and such a sweet man. I definitely did cry at some points, iykyk.
I also was not expecting to be so heart warmed by their relationships with their younger siblings and creating this little found family!! (Usually I hate kids in books, especially babies, but not in this one!)
Overall, highly recommend as long as you check the Trigger warnings!!
Trigger warnings: abandonment, substance abuse, parental neglect, foster care, ableism (characters who are deaf), emotionally manipulative parents
Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Addiction
icfoster'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
4.0
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Drug use
gillyreads'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
My initial thoughts on finishing was a mostly good book that needed some serious editing before publication but the more I think about the more I think that it just didn’t do a good job dealing with the complex issues it was trying to represent.
Moderate: Medical content and Violence
Minor: Child abuse and Addiction
breathehopebooks'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Medical trauma
Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Death of parent
spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Read if you like:
🕊️forced proximity
🔧found family
🕊️foster/guardian romance
🔧grumpy x sunshine
🕊️disability rep
Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent
achristi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, and Abandonment
maddibleu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Addiction
beebowbabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Violence, Pregnancy, and Medical content
felishacb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
This is described as a slow burn, but I think they get together after three months? I say this as the same person who was disappointed it took 70% to get to the open door scene. So. I contain multitudes.
Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy