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martamaia's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- 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
roarkstata's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
sennavee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
3.5
princessfeliciaa's review against another edition
emotional
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? No
3.0
i dont like bully romance, but i love their friendship before the bullying and i love their relationship after
lhle's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
bookswithaneesa's review against another edition
2.0
it wasn’t horrible but i hated the mc and why did i hate her bsf too like she was so annoying. only read this cause it connects to the falls boys and it did provide more context ig but not sure if it was worth it
sioxricky's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- 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: Bullying and Sexual content
hmmreads's review against another edition
2.0
Jared bullies Tate because he saw her with their parents having a happy family moment without him. Right after he came back from having to run away from his abusive stepfather.
I think the author can go about this a better way, feeding us morcels, glimpses of Jared's reasons. Readers have figured out that his stepdad abused him right after Tate noticed his scar. But everything leading up to the big reveal falls extremely extremely flat. There's no emotional tension, it doesn't feel heartfelt.
There could've been more scenes to build up the emotions. It just feels shallow and flat.
Yes, it was traumatic. But Jared didn't grovel for forgiveness, Tate was too quick to forgive him. She didn't even think about it. She just forgave him, just like that.
I think the author can go about this a better way, feeding us morcels, glimpses of Jared's reasons. Readers have figured out that his stepdad abused him right after Tate noticed his scar. But everything leading up to the big reveal falls extremely extremely flat. There's no emotional tension, it doesn't feel heartfelt.
There could've been more scenes to build up the emotions. It just feels shallow and flat.
Yes, it was traumatic. But Jared didn't grovel for forgiveness, Tate was too quick to forgive him. She didn't even think about it. She just forgave him, just like that.