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just_jess02'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
3.75
Definitely worth the read if you’re looking for something casual and short. It’s not very spicy but it is very hot.
🌶️1.5/5
Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Cancer and Sexual harassment
Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, Stalking, Violence, Classism, and Emotional abuse
wilybooklover's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Ableism, and Stalking
Moderate: Medical content, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Cancer
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Infidelity
helfire124'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
5.0
Moderate: Cancer and Medical trauma
Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Mental illness
cnricochet'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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Classism, Stalking, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship
jazzseeks'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
4.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Ableism, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cancer, Violence, Vomit, Infidelity, Chronic illness, and Stalking
Pressure to have children, pressure to marry, comment about character looking "barely legal" , comment about "having nipples men and babies dream of"bexi'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Cancer, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Violence
zoiejanelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
this was NOT The Heart Principle, but that’s okay. it serves its purpose.
truly full of gratuitous smut, this was very much a romance novel. after the half a dozen sex scenes, i understood why it was so popular. i wonder why the author toned it down so much for the next two books? this was spicy in every other chapter!
overall a fun premise—who doesn’t love Pretty Woman? but Michael’s inconsistent character (and his weird, occasionally right occasionally wrong understanding of consent) was wild to me. Stella was fine, though her arc seemed rushed toward the end.
fun read, but certainly not Helen Hoang’s best work.
Graphic: Classism and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Alcohol, Cancer, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual violence and Stalking
sydneyluxford'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
3.0
I knew this book was going to have smut in it, but it had way more than I expected. I think that affected my enjoyment a bit, because I’m not the biggest fan of smut. If you don’t enjoy smut, definitely do not read this book, because it is unavoidable.
Stella was a bit too relatable, it’s kinda scary… should I be worried???? Should I get tested, or what?
In the beginning, I really liked Michael, but as the book progressed, I didn’t like him as much. I still like him though, I just felt that he was quite ‘forceful’ with Stella. I don’t know if I misinterpreted it, but there was a smut scene where she was uncomfortable and he said something along the lines of: “give me a minute, I need this.” And I was so confused???
This review makes me seem like I hate this book — I don’t. I actually really enjoyed it, I just don’t think I’d want to read something similar to this any time soon.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Stalking and Cancer
embla_v's review against another edition
4.5
Stella älskar sitt jobb men det tar upp all hennes tid. När Stella bestämmer sig för att hitta någon, inser hon att hon inte har "tillräckligt" med erfarenhet. Detta gör att hon fattar det enda logiska beslutet, att hyra en escort. Michael hatar sitt jobb men är i ständigt behov av pengar vilket gör att han tackar ja till Stellas erbjudande. Men när ett professionellt förhållande förändras till något annat förändras allt.
Jag tyckte att boken var väldigt underhållande, rolig och intresseväckande. Den var också lite steamy. Rekommenderar till den som vill ha en gullig romans med mycket känslor och spice. 18+ (eller inte)
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Stalking, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders
sam_maree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Cursing, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Ableism, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Stalking