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wilybooklover's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, and Ableism
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Classism, and Sexual assault
unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Sexual content, and Ableism
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual harassment
allingoodtime's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
This book is by far the best of the series, it’s also the last. I got all the feels while reading this story. Christina and Oliver tugged at my heartstrings and were characters I could easily see myself being friends with.
The first two books in this series featured very strong and outspoken women. Christina is much stronger than she realizes, but she is definitely not outspoken. This story is about her finding her voice and finding the courage to use that voice.
Oliver lost his hearing when he was young and has withdrawn from society more and more through the years. When he first finished schooling, he thought he could prove himself by navigating the social scene as all the young men his age were doing, but he couldn’t help but notice the derisive comments by those who thought he must be incompetent since he couldn’t hear. Oliver never stopped to notice he was focusing on the negative people and not on those that were accepting and welcoming.
These two are meant for each other. Both Christina and Oliver would rather stay home than socialize, but both need to be pushed a bit to come out of their shell. Nobody is more surprised than Oliver when it comes to the pull Christina has over him. There’s not only an instant attraction but also an instant feeling of calm and comfort when they meet.
This story gave me butterflies over and over. Sometimes for the love and caring between Christina and Oliver. Sometimes because of the gut-wrenching feelings they were experiencing in other aspects of their lives. Christina’s parents are terrible and she has such low self-esteem it’s devastating. Oliver is so closed off and some people treat him as though he’s not even human. I went from joy to sorrow and back over and over.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
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