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kristensreading's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
I loved this story but minus one star for the ending seeming very rushed and the main skating event only getting a page??? AND the author’s confusing refusal to use a character’s name multiple times in a paragraph. It’s so odd. Examples:
“I took a step onto the ice and glided off just a couple feet away to give IVAN room to do the same. He followed after me, stopping just two feet away from me as the announcer called out our names. That was when I looked over my shoulder at THE MAN IN THE BROWN AND GOLD COSTUME that my sister had created, and found him already looking at me, with a smirk aimed right at me.”
““She was pinching me under the table,” BEN let me know, like that would surprise me. It didn’t. That was my mom right there. My defender forever and ever. “Sorry about that, Jas,” MY MOM’S FOURTH HUSBAND murmured.”
““Where’s Ben at, MOM?” “He’s out with his friends,” THE REDHEADED WOMAN WHO HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO ME, explained quickly before raising her gaze and aiming her fork in my direction.”
There were points where it truly confused me because I couldn’t even tell the author was talking about the same character. “The man” is used 30 times in the book and “the woman” 37 times, most often for characters that are already very well established. It’s confusing.
“I took a step onto the ice and glided off just a couple feet away to give IVAN room to do the same. He followed after me, stopping just two feet away from me as the announcer called out our names. That was when I looked over my shoulder at THE MAN IN THE BROWN AND GOLD COSTUME that my sister had created, and found him already looking at me, with a smirk aimed right at me.”
““She was pinching me under the table,” BEN let me know, like that would surprise me. It didn’t. That was my mom right there. My defender forever and ever. “Sorry about that, Jas,” MY MOM’S FOURTH HUSBAND murmured.”
““Where’s Ben at, MOM?” “He’s out with his friends,” THE REDHEADED WOMAN WHO HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO ME, explained quickly before raising her gaze and aiming her fork in my direction.”
There were points where it truly confused me because I couldn’t even tell the author was talking about the same character. “The man” is used 30 times in the book and “the woman” 37 times, most often for characters that are already very well established. It’s confusing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia
Minor: Car accident, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
emilyreadstoomuch's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
YOU CANNOT OUTDO THE DOER!!!!!!!!!!!! MARIANA ZAPATA DOES NOT PLAY AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lemme go watch spinning out again. i love figure skating stories and i enjoyed this one so much. i read a review somewhere that said some variation of the word blink was written 191 times in this book and idk if it's true but i definitely laughed every time i saw it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting
kaiyoung_kop's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- 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
3.75
This was SUCH a slow burn.
It took more than 5/6 of the book before the characters expressed romantic feelings for one another.
The few issues I have with this are:
I needed more Karina!
And I had issues with the banter.
I get the flirtatious insults, but I draw the line at body-shaming somebody. Lukov body-shamed Jas, especially in figure skating, which has such a high chance of EDs, and I found that to be so incredibly toxic.
Ivan, we were going so well until you said that ;-;
So yeah
Its a good figure skating enemies-to-lovers slow burn
BUT
TW: EATING DISORDERS
It took more than 5/6 of the book before the characters expressed romantic feelings for one another.
The few issues I have with this are:
I needed more Karina!
And I had issues with the banter.
I get the flirtatious insults, but I draw the line at body-shaming somebody. Lukov body-shamed Jas, especially in figure skating, which has such a high chance of EDs, and I found that to be so incredibly toxic.
Ivan, we were going so well until you said that ;-;
So yeah
Its a good figure skating enemies-to-lovers slow burn
BUT
TW: EATING DISORDERS
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
chloenoe11e's review
emotional
funny
slow-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
3.0
Extremely slow, which I know is Zapata's style but this one was hard to get into I almost gave up. Least favorite of her books so far. It's hard to live in the main character's head because she can be very unlikeable, but that's part of her character and she acknowledges it. I wish there was more character development on her end, but the character development for the love interest, Lukov, was great. <spolier>I was very dissapointed that Jasmine couldn't even give Lukov a proper "I love you too" or even just "I love you", instead of a rushed "Love ya" in the middle of sex...anticlimactic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Bullying, and Body shaming
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Car accident
ryanichole's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Car accident
kelsiejankowski's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment
phoebegrace06's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
slow-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
I’m my Top 3 favourite books of all time. I read it in a day thinking it would take me ages. Slow burn perfection I loved the subtle romance development that happened throughout. AMAZING!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, and Eating disorder
megloveswords12's review
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Medical trauma
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