Scan barcode
shassler82's review against another edition
3.0
The first half was 5 stars, the second half was 1. After 50%, it turned into a mess, cut this book in half...
dariagryffindor's review against another edition
3.0
I kind of loved this book, it made my happy laugh and also sad and crying. The Story of Charlie and Lex was sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. But there are a few thing which got me like really annoyed. There are a few scenes in the book, which are so primitive and absolutely at the false place. It destroyed the plot and in my opinion the seriousness of the whole book. I think when you read the book you totally know what I am talking about. There is also the aspect of the drama. It was way to much and annoyed me to no end.
emmireading's review against another edition
the genuine anger that was so bad that my stomach hurt while tears of frustration slid down my face while reading this was unhealthy.
in the last 100 pages of the book, the mmc both SA's and cheats on the fmc because he is "grieving" and thinks he is better off pushing his wife away rather than talking to her about his issues. while he is being an absolute jackass to her, she is trying to make him jealous by leaving him with their child and going out to the bar for drinks. she might end up dancing/flirting with some dudes? i think she even ends up drugged, which is where the mmc "saves the day" and magically shows up to take her home. this is when he SA's her while shes literally passed out in bed. anyway,
name a more toxic couple....
oh right, there isn't one.
by the end, we're just supposed to just be okay with all of this. why? because the way they resolve their issues is by having a heart to heart in the fucking epilogue where they openly admit to all their wrong doings and just agree to a fresh start. what they both desperately need is a divorce and therapy.
nightcourt4eva's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mxlilly's review against another edition
The first book really wasn't good beyond what it delivered in spice and it's attempt at an angst ridden plot. This book...never should have happened.
In a bid to try and make a book out of it not only did they do the jump between present and past but then they added in perspectives from the supporting cast. Unnecessary and nobody asked for it. The spice was lackluster and barely there. And adding in filler sections like the bachelor party was just boring and Unnecessary.
This story should have been wrapped up with book one. I tried to get through it but reading about her assistant's non-existent love life was a waste of time.
In a bid to try and make a book out of it not only did they do the jump between present and past but then they added in perspectives from the supporting cast. Unnecessary and nobody asked for it. The spice was lackluster and barely there. And adding in filler sections like the bachelor party was just boring and Unnecessary.
This story should have been wrapped up with book one. I tried to get through it but reading about her assistant's non-existent love life was a waste of time.
ashigirl26's review against another edition
It just slowed down and I lost interest
morganwiard's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
Wow, I have complicated feelings about this book.... I have so many thoughts that I'm finding it hard to organize them. First of all, let me say that I did appreciate the backstory that came into this book. Like I really appreciate an author who can think ahead and give their characters a complicated story.
HOWEVER, there was so much complication in the story that it almost became unbelievable to me... to the point that I really really questioned why the author included some of the details she did.
Here are some of the questionable parts of the book for me:
HOWEVER, there was so much complication in the story that it almost became unbelievable to me... to the point that I really really questioned why the author included some of the details she did.
Here are some of the questionable parts of the book for me:
- The books together are so centered on cheating and jealousy that the relationship is TOXIC and it really doesn't seem as though there are any redeemable qualities that would make one want to stay in such an exhausting relationship... except that they literally profess to be obsessed with each other, which is also concerning.
- The only really secure and healthy relationship in the book just ends with
the husband literally dying of stage 4 cancer... though it did lead to probably the most realistic and deep effects to Charlie and Lex's relationship, which I actually kind of appreciated. Though I think those issues resolved themselves in the most backwards way possible. - There were times in the book where it got weirdly spiritual virtually out of nowhere. Like out of thin air the author reveals that the FMCs mom is psychic, like halfway through the second book. Then it gets weirdly religious at the end of the second book, again out of nowhere. The characters never lead on that they're even remotely religious or spiritual, but then suddenly they're talking about guardian angels and being in a better place and singing Amazing Grace. Also, grandma randomly speaks to the FMC from beyond the grave while she's giving birth. Like super weird.
- Speaking of birth, I find it weird that she says that her
first pregnancy/birth had so many complications, but then her second was basically just premature. I mean, I don't know anything about pregnancy, so I don't know how any of that works, but it's just not even mentioned again. Like is she nervous that this pregnancy isn't going to go well because of her past trauma? Nope, doesn't appear so. She's fucking psyched I guess. - Lastly, and most importantly, why is the MMC such an asshole throughout the entire book? He's not even a misunderstood asshole. Like isn't the point of women writing romance so that men don't act so much like...men? Like this guy cannot stop complaining about the FMC's mood swings. Even to the point of asking if she's in such a bad mood because of the pregnancy hormones lolololol I can't tell if this author sees women this way or if she's just surrounded by men who see women this way. Either way, it makes me really sad.
- Oh, almost forgot... and maybe this should have been at the top of my list, but this book uses the R word. I don't even have anything else to add about this one. Just like ew, is it fucking 1998? Nope, this book was supposedly published in 2020.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
sara_says_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25