854 reviews for:

Without You

Marley Valentine

4.15 AVERAGE

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: Complicated
emotional funny hopeful 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

This was a great story about personal growth and new love! I really enjoyed it! Plus Teddy Hamilton is amazing!!
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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

it was a beautiful story of grief and recovery, and i'm not going to ignore that, but i ended up wishing for more.

i wished they had more time as enemies. i wished julian had time to recover from the death of his lover. i wished deacon had time to understand his sexuality.

i wished so much that i couldn't connect, which ended up taking away from the experience. it left a bitter taste, for sure, but it was still worth it.

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 2 Stars = It was okay, pretty forgettable, and I would not recommend to others 

3.75 Sterne.
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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knotesfromkae's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

Although it was well written, I quickly realized the trope. The description downplays Julien and Deacon’s brother's relationship. It calls them best friends, which they were,
but they were also lovers. I don't like these types of tropes. I believe in the code that says we don't go for siblings or best friends' exes—dead or alive.
This book has great reviews, so my reason for choosing DNF is just that—my personal preference.

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No