Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

52 reviews

chelle22's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Cursing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

takarakei's review against another edition

medium-paced

• 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

3.25

I went into this knowing nothing besides having read this author before so being familiar with their style. I was not expecting a ‘family that owns basically disneyworld’ billionaire romance. I didn’t personally jive with setup for the relationship and there being two times the Rowan betrayed Zahra (the justification was lackluster). I’ll continue the series cause I think the premise of this relationship just didn’t do it for me especially as a workplace romance. I also personally did not need two epilogues. 

4/5🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Ableism, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

bmhafelein78's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Mental illness

boba_n_books's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

🌶️🌶️🌶️

This little Disney romance book had no business being as good as it was. I went into this expecting it to be “meh” and came out of it pleasantly surprised. 

There were a few things I found to be tropey and cliche, but that was to be expected. The references to “Dreamland” (Disney) were fairly obvious, but as someone who enjoys the parks, and has a husband who works for the mouse, I thought some of the small references to be quite entertaining. 

Overall, I thought this was a sweet, but spicy, grumpy/sunshine romance where even the sunshine has her own dark past. Together, they get to find their own happiness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

worldofv33's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cancer, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Death, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Addiction, Pregnancy, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

eliza_lou's review

emotional 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

3.75

I loved the setting and found the story really engaging but the romance was kind of predictable and it was more sexually explicit than I’d anticipated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity and Death of parent

readnoot's review

dark hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

3.5

I liked this book! Although it at times felt like phrases or motions were becoming redundant, I was happy to see Rowan have significantly less self-deprecating thoughts throughout the story and Zahra get her creative inspiration back along the way too. I also admired how kind Zahra was to everyone - even Rowan - while still making choices for the benefit of her wellbeing. Further, I loved that Zahra kept her career ambitions in mind regardless of what occurred around her. I was very happy with the conclusion of this novel! [SPOILER AHEAD!]

On one hand, I did not want Zahra to take Rowan back because of how he kept hurting her and refusing to respect her decision to no longer engage with him, but on the other hand, I sympathize with her willingness to be there for Rowan amid his steep learning curve, as he was facing a genuine person for the first time, which was understandably challenging for him to process considering his upbringing and life experiences. In that way, I wanted to play devil’s advocate for him and the messes he made. Overall, I cannot deny I was happy they worked out in the end and Rowan truly committed to bettering himself for Zahra, their relationship, their family, and even himself. </ spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Mental illness

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a very cute grumpy/sunshine romance book perfect for anyone who loves Dreamland *cough* Disney *cough* and a little spice. (3/5 spiciness) I'll definitely be reading the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer and Blood

annick's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

0.25

Awful. How did this go viral?  

👎🏻. Nope.  Please do not read this!!!! 

 I only finished because of a buddy read. I didn’t want to let down my friend. 

It is really poorly written for a published book. A mountain of m cliches and tropes are used and rolled out. The sex scenes aren’t engaging or appealing. The possessiveness is ick. And the dialogue is a dumping ground for neat statements. As if the characters romance has given the angry MMC the cliff notes of if he’d used  professional psychotherapy to understand his feelings fears and needs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, and Infidelity

Minor: Medical content and Alcoholism