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sarahyjackson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment
peachani'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
Graphic: Grief and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cursing
Minor: Abandonment and Injury/Injury detail
abookwormspov'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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Blood
Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
mayareadsxo'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Abandonment, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Blood
weelasswithabook'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
š Friends to lovers
š BIPOC Interracial romance
š Forced proximity/flatmates
š Cinnamon roll hero
š Queer heroine
š Black heroine
š Muslim hero
She just never misses, does she?
I absolutely adored this friends to lovers novel about two best friends who have been forced to room. Rahul has is BAAAAAAD. If you live for a pining hero, then this is right up your street.
Sometimes a friends to lovers after a decade of pining can give "he's friends with her because he thinks he has a shot", but this was done so expertly that it was clear he was trying his best, he never pushed boundaries or disrespected her, and he genuinely continued to be her ride or die bestie.
Jasmine broke my heart, not gonna lie, her sense of self worth and being deserving of love tore me up. But she was just so good and she just couldn't see it š
This had such a perfect balance of sweet and tender moments, gut wrenching sad moment, hella spicy moments, and laugh out loud moments. It's hard to fit all of that into less than 400 pages without letting something drop somewhere, and it had it all in abundance. Plus a mini insight into codependency between friends and/or lovers was thrown in there too.
You need to read this if you love a solid friends to lovers book, where the friendship is literally a genuine friendship. If the prickly heroine and cinnamon roll hero due is your favourite combo, it's also ideal because they're so unbelievably different, but they just work so well!!!
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Addiction
reads2cope's review against another edition
4.5
I normally take a star off for a third-act breaks up, but this one was handled so well I was almost convinced they needed it!
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, and Addiction
notapenguin's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
discarded_dust_jacket'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
4.0
A lot of times, the friends-to-lovers trope is a miss for me, simply because the conflict never seems believable. I just think to myself āugh, if youāre in love, just get together already, why all the angst? It neednāt be this difficult!ā But with this one, I feel like I really did empathize with Jasmineās reluctance to see what was right in front of her (and then to sabotage it when it could no longer be ignored). I appreciated her character development a lot.
As is always the case, Hibbertās writing is accessible and enjoyable, I would recommend this to anyone and everyone.
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
readwithria'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
4.0
The emotional growth that Jas goes through in this book is so good! We love a girl who gains self awareness and grows from her mistakes! We also love a man who cooks, and who knows first aid, and who is that hot between the sheets š„µ
I will say that I didnāt love how the beginning of this book felt a bit like insta-love. Once we got through more of the flashbacks it made more sense, but thatās not a trope Iām a fan of personally.
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading more by Talia Hibbert. 4 stars.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
picklesoup'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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail