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netaliv3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Vomit, and Violence
clairew97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Mental illness, Torture, Gore, Violence, Stalking, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
poempelnator's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Stalking
paulaks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The first 50% were totally fine and average, kind of what I expected. Both Alex and Ava had decent manners and motives behind their action. The romance was steamy but still acceptable. But then, my jaw was on the floor the whole second half and not because of positive suprise...
First Ana Huang drops the most under-developed plot I have seen in a while. It was a cocktail of every trope in weird fan fictions. As if that wasn´t enough we happened to have the basic third act break up. That could´ve been fine if Alex didn´t turn completely alpha male.
Some advice for this man: You can´t "own" a person. A person isn´t an object. So if your EX girlfriend talks, I repeat, TALKS with a man, you don´t threaten him or say that she belongs to you. If you think that´s bad, it gets worse: You cannot start stalking your ex. STALKING.
I don´t care if this is a spoiler but I need you to know that. To all the delusional readers out there: Stalking is never okay and implies that the stalked person did not consent these actions. You can´t excuse that behaviour. "They still liked each other and both knew that" well I don´t care, Ava still didn´t consent.
Maybe I´m just too sensitive or take fiction to literal but you can´t romanticise a man that does this. Which was sad to see since both characters started well, I even liked them for a hundred pages.
If you´re still interested I guess read it but for me this crossed a line.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
laura_mcgovern's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny
wackzo'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
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Murder, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Child death, and Sexual content
bookreader17's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence
chandlerwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
oblivious_girl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny
Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Torture
danireads01'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
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use