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I read this years ago, but I decided to revisit it. I grew up and changed, so I have a different take now than when I was younger. At the beginning of this story, Sydney annoyed the shit out of me. Her hypocrisy was to the max, and she needed therapy sessions to manage her violence. I surely missed these things years ago because I was so naive back then, never realizing that red flags were in my face, and this book had many of them waving. Even if I disliked her in a massive chunk of this story, I was glad she transformed even a little bit.

I understood Ridge, but he was far from innocent like Sydney insisted a million times. He was a grown-ass man, so he knew what was up. He was deaf, not stupid, but yeah, he did a lot of shitty things as well. He couldn't get mad at Hunter because they had similarities.

I wouldn't say I liked that Sydney and Ridge were both flirting, but they got surprised to develop feelings. What?

Maggie, I hope you live a good life.

Warren, you're the best boy ever. Thank you for being supportive and understanding.

I liked the music part so much. The lyrics were intriguing, and I was happy they bonded through music. Overall, a good read.✨🎧

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lighthearted 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

1.5

These people... Suck? Honestly entirely unclear why I would want them to be happy or together. Why are they friends with Warren when he seems to have no redeeming qualities (it's constantly mentioned that he has a job but refuses to pay rent, he exclusively treats women as sex objects, he has no sense of boundaries)? Why are they all regularly casually transphobic? Why can't anyone handle their feelings without resorting to physical violence or property destruction? Why is she so into him speaking out loud? I think I would have felt a lot more comfortable with the non-Deaf person being the one going outside their comfort zone to communicate, rather than her being extremely into him having to confront his childhood trauma to communicate with her. Like not saying he can't grow and overcome it, but it didn't feel like he had much of a choice since she hadn't learned ASL at all. The only personal growth either of them seem to do at all is Ridge realizing that basing a relationship off of a year of pining and fantasy is not great. But never does he seem to address his ability to fall in love with a girl when he's already partnered. Shouldn't he address that with Sydney before they sleep together if he's not going to be able to be monogamous? And I didn't really feel like Sydney did any personal growth whatsoever. Even with Maggie's understanding attitude, they still ended a relationship that seemed plausible to be a forever situation and that felt really unfair to her. (But she also sucks like why does she parade Sydney around in her underwear when she's blackout drunk at a party??)

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emotional

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

This book made me cry more so much... and not in a good way!

I was so excited to read this because the blurb made it sound like they'd be perfect for each other and the ultimate sexual tension. Instead, I'm bombarded with love triangle drama (and I DESPISE love triangles) and the glorification of emotional cheating.

Ridge is a bad book boyfriend. Never once did he own up to his actions and admit that he emotionally cheated on Maggie. I actually really liked Ridge at first, and thought the deaf representations was great, but he turned slimy real quick.

Speaking of Maggie... She should've been more pissed about him cheating. That's all I'm saying.

Sydney cries seventeen times a chapter. I mean same sis same, but WOW, is it repetitive. And let's be real, she's really no better than Tori, no matter how hard the book tries to convince us otherwise.

All in all, I genuinely wish I didn't ever read this. This was a waste of my money and time.

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4.0

⭐️ 3.5

After a very quick, fast two book love affair where I quickly became obsessed with Colleen Hoover, this book is a reminder that nobody's perfect. Which is fine, she has enough books I don't have to be obsessed with all of them. Overall, I still enjoyed it though.

It's a Love, Like, Hate, Like, Hate, Like, ? Relationship
By which I mean, I have absolutely no idea how I feel about Ridge, having finished the book. I really liked him. As the book progressed, at one point, I absolutely H A T E D him. Now I ??? him.

The Good
- I went into the book cold, knowing nothing about the plot beforehand (I went on a 'hold' spree on Libby after I realized I was obsessed with her books), and it was a pleasant surprise to find out Spoilerthat Ridge is deaf. It's something that I really wasn't expecting. I'd never read a book with a deaf main character before (I'm not sure I've read one with any deaf characters before?), and it was really cool.

- I really enjoyed Sydney and Warren's friendship.

- I also loved Warren and Bridgette's relationship.

- I'm the kind of person who enjoys the 'we're meant to be but can't be together' angst/longing/tension, and there was plenty in this book.

The Bad
- There were a couple of jokes that really rubbed me the wrong way.

- The pacing/timelines felt a little confusing. It was hard to tell how much time was passing and so it all felt like it happened incredibly fast.

- The characterization of both Ridge and Sydney. As things progressed, Ridge got incredibly manipulative and selfish, and it was hard for me to want to root for them. Additionally, Sydney didn't feel fully fleshed out. Aside from Tori, did she have any other friends? If so, I have no idea, because they were literally never mentioned once. Most of her personality was just wanting Ridge.

- I know other reviews have mentioned this, but for someone who was so heartbroken over being cheated on, she definitely had no problem crossing that line pretty damn quickly. Even if they only kissed once, there was a whole hell of a lot of emotional cheating and Spoiler"here is this deep dark secret I've never told anyone before, not even Maggie..."

Read If…
- You, like me, enjoy the "we're in love but we can't be together" trope
- You like Colleen Hoover's other books AND none of the 'don't read if' comments turn you off.

Don't Read If…
- You have no tolerance for cheaters, even if it's ~*complicated*~
- You really hate when songs are written into books
- Or the 'we fell in love making beautiful music' trope

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