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This is my third Penelope Douglas book so far and it's the lowest rated, despite it generally being the highest rated (and at the very least, most viral) book in general. I knew a fair amount about this book going into it but I had a hard time really attaching myself to any of the characters because all of them were pretty poorly developed and when I did feel like I was gaining insight into one or any of them, they had a complete personality bypass and changed, only to revert back to their original selves when the plot needed them too.
I also understand that this story is full of taboo and that's how we like it, but there were somethings in this story that just didn't need to be there. I also think the person she ends up with at the end makes absolutely no sense and the justification of ones personal trauma being used as a weapon to hurt another person just really disappointed me.
There were the bones (no pun intended) of a great, sick love story here but it focused too much on trying to be a million things at once that in the end it didn't really succeed in being anything at all. I love PD's writing style, and Jake and Noah's characters were almost good at some points, my heart cracked for Tiernan a time or to too, but it was like I was being lured in under the false pretence that any of these people cared about each other only to have the rug pulled out from under us when I realised that none of them did and they all probably needed some time ALONE on that mountain to figure out their own stuff before attempting to love or seduce anyone.
None of the more obvious things about this story disturbed me but when Tiernan said "I feel like this is the only time you like me" to one of the dudes in this book referring to snoo snoo - I wanted to throw the book across the room. AND THAT'S THE ONE SHE ENDS UP WITH?
No thank you Penelope.
No thank you.
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment
The only good part was the end
Teirnan i hate her with a seething passion
Jakes hot and kaleb too i wanted em both for myself buthey what am i supposed to do they arent real
Weirdass book.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Incest
Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, Abandonment
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Incest, Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment
Minor: Death
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment