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abicaro17's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.75
This might possibly be the slowest slow burn in the history of romance novel slow burns. Impressive. Everything about this book was adorable and so genuine. I cried and laughed all throughout the 500+ pages. The only off thing about this book was the way they made Zac seem 20 years older than Bianca. Like being childhood friends would be one thing (not my favorite thing but honestly the way this was written didn't even bother me) but Bianca kept calling him all man, he called her kiddo, and he continued to do so even when they got together. Just kinda off putting even though I know they're only seven years apart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abandonment, Cursing, and Medical content
thefatpaperback's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
I had heard people praise The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, but never Hands Down. After reading TWWM, I loved Zac’s character so much I wanted to read Hands Down. SO WORTH IT! I loved this book more than TWWM. Sports romance, childhood friends to lovers, an actually good miscommunication trope, one bed trope, second chance romance, slow burn. This book was so good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia
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