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madelinedalton's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
A lot of this book was actually quite good, but I just wasn't all that invested. My investment peaked in the second half of the book, but the ending kind of ruined it for me. I found the third act conflict to be kind of dumb and unnecessary. I generally hate that the third act conflict has become a requirement of the romance genre because it rarely feels natural or earned, and this book was no exception to that trend.
While Brendan was a really good and mature guy, certain aspects of his relationship with Piper felt subtly patriarchal and heteronormative, which rubbed me the wrong way.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Grief
torrentsofhayl'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death of parent
h3sthr'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
4.0
Graphic: Grief
martapsalvado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief
ka_ke'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
5.0
It Happened One Summer is a perfect mix of Schitts Creek and Canadian East Coast culture, as a Canadian thats the best way to describe this lovely book.
Graphic: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Grief, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
fromjuliereads's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Minus a star for the million times he called her "baby" because it gives me the ick.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Minor: Medical content
vj_thompson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Cursing, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Child death, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Drug use, and Vomit
dfram'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Sexual content
mconroy9137'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
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cursing, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Medical content
infectedarea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Grief