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trussell12's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
neasaos's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
shaybear's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- 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
My first romance that I really enjoyed I think the audio makes everything better.
jelkebooks's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I received a galley of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I just don't think Jennifer Dugan's book are for me. This is the second book by her I have read now, and both have been a one star. Now, I did like this more than The Last Girls Standing but it still just absolutely didn't work for me.
The romance mainly just absolutely sucked ass. I can't even say it didn't work for me, it just wasn't well written AT ALL. After two very short conversations these two main characters have their first kiss that leads to their first date. After that we skip forward a month basically, and they are madly in love, and would die for each other. We just straight up skipped any sort of developement that a relationship is supposed to have. It made all of their feelings just feel so disingenious. The drama in this book is also very hinged on their relationship, and the stakes just don't feel there at all because Jennifer Dugan just didn't put in an effort to make us care about them. Like, I'm sorry your relationship with this girl you barely know is treatening your life dreams? And it's supposed to be a difficult decision between the two? I truly don't get it. Once the third act conflict slips in, and their fight just is a bit too massive for me. I feel like it steered the relationship very quickly in the toxic/slightly abusive environement. Especially with the way things were resolved. It gave me such a massive ick.
Throughout the book I was quite invested in the personal journeys of these main characters. I do think it was quite interesting, but the only thing that was well executed in my opinion were the discussions around grief. Like I mentioned before a lot of the conflict in this book is centered around the relationship, and therefore I just didn't feel the stakes. I also feel like it got very repetetive very quickly. The same thought just was repeated over and over again, until the end when all of the sudden things got resolved. I don't know. It just felt like a let down.
I just don't think Jennifer Dugan's book are for me. This is the second book by her I have read now, and both have been a one star. Now, I did like this more than The Last Girls Standing but it still just absolutely didn't work for me.
The romance mainly just absolutely sucked ass. I can't even say it didn't work for me, it just wasn't well written AT ALL. After two very short conversations these two main characters have their first kiss that leads to their first date. After that we skip forward a month basically, and they are madly in love, and would die for each other. We just straight up skipped any sort of developement that a relationship is supposed to have. It made all of their feelings just feel so disingenious. The drama in this book is also very hinged on their relationship, and the stakes just don't feel there at all because Jennifer Dugan just didn't put in an effort to make us care about them. Like, I'm sorry your relationship with this girl you barely know is treatening your life dreams? And it's supposed to be a difficult decision between the two? I truly don't get it. Once the third act conflict slips in, and their fight just is a bit too massive for me. I feel like it steered the relationship very quickly in the toxic/slightly abusive environement. Especially with the way things were resolved. It gave me such a massive ick.
Throughout the book I was quite invested in the personal journeys of these main characters. I do think it was quite interesting, but the only thing that was well executed in my opinion were the discussions around grief. Like I mentioned before a lot of the conflict in this book is centered around the relationship, and therefore I just didn't feel the stakes. I also feel like it got very repetetive very quickly. The same thought just was repeated over and over again, until the end when all of the sudden things got resolved. I don't know. It just felt like a let down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Grief
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Alcohol
divergentpixie's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There were some cute moments….but I feel like we didn’t get enough of them.
I wish there was more of Ivy and June actually playing the game.
These people needed lessons on communication lol.
-sapphic bi/les
-baseball
-umpire/player
-sports injury
-family loss
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Sexism
katie_2711's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
jackfrootloops's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5