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lmcarr0314's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Alcohol
anna_maria_wirth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism and Abandonment
readbykatherine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
kamreher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
fun love story, fun spice, fun character development- but I need more conflict lol
spice 🌶 - a 4 🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 4 days
did it make me cry? - a lil
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
xennial_reader's review
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
grimmbleton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
libellumartinae's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Everything was solved so easily which has me wondering: why was this made complicated from the start? Like Emmy's struggle? Solved with the magical power of love, while it could have actually helped deepen the whole discussion around ADHD. Luke's obvious mommy issues? Solved by the power of being with your best friend's sister (which let me tell you was written in the most disgusting and despicable way possible, to the point of being straight up fetishizing).
All in all, I can feel the allure of this book but I doubt it's for me. Maybe it's the fact that I am not just into books that are just fluff, because I need the SADNNESS AND GOSSIP, UGH. It has been proved that cowboy romance is just not for me
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Abandonment
emsbookobsessed's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
“You deserve to go out on your own terms. Just because you got dusted doesn’t mean you’re done.”
2.75 - I am a reader without a mental picture, so I rely entirely on the word choice and syntax to keep engrossed in the story. There were some choices linguistically made by the author that just brought me out of the story and made this a pretty mid read for me. Part of me wonder if it was intentional due to the FMC ADHD or if this is just the authors style. I didn’t feel invested in the romance. The spice did absolutely nothing for me. I felt like every cliche line was packed into this book. Luke was more attractive in his POV when talking or thinking about Emmy than during the actual sex. The story just didn’t feel like it was moving anywhere. It had no momentum. I had high hopes for the recovery from her PTSD and reclaiming racing storyline when she originally had the panic attack in the beginning, but it all just felt flat. It was just breezed over. The plot line with his mother and stepdad? Boring. Gus finding out about this romance? Anticlimactic. Gus was just cruel to Luke and that was it. There was no struggle or fighting for their romance. Just letting Gus get over it and a love confession.
And like I said, I was not invested in this romance at all. I was more intrigued by Teddy and Gus more than anything.
I’m hoping to give book 2 a shot and see if I like it any better. And if I don’t, it likely more a me thing than the author and the work itself.
Moderate: Abandonment and Child abuse
embroidery_by_booklover's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Violence
jennireadsmaybe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Luke consistently shows up for Emmy throughout the book. He's truly the dream MMC. The Ryder family and friends are lovable and Meadowlark, Wyoming is a place you wish you could visit in real life. A wonderful debut from Lyla Sage.
Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment and Alcoholism