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tina_lou_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
viselik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The book majorly sped up on the last 50%, the first 50% was still good though!
This book does have its issues which I'll try to sum up:
- Alex is kinda stalkerish and gives off creepy vibes. Even more so in the last 50%
- The singing scene was... uncomfortable to read.
- This book is leaning quite heavily on the fact you would read the next one, this can't be read as a stand-alone.
- At times to me it felt like I was reading a Twilight fanfiction.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Drug abuse
kelcybeckstrom'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
2.5
Moderate: Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Add some CEO/Ukrainian gangster/ revenge seeking and some heavy bleek backstory with a spice and you’ve got twisted love.
I can see why many on bookstagram love this book and the characters but it wasn’t really my thing. Apparently I prefer my morally grey men a bit more fantasy realm evil then CEO evil.
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child death, and Death of parent
csmall73's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicide, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Violence
caitlinemccann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual harassment
taysaraadam's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Grief, and Cursing
chloelj27'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: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Suicide, Cursing, and Torture
Minor: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
aj_igoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Why?
I honestly don’t mind a character who is or could be considered a ‘Mary stu/sue.’ Which is what the love interest in this book Alex is.
Because when it really comes down to it, nobody can be perfect and whether or not, everyone wants to complain that he didn’t work for anything because he was a boy genius, I would like to remind them that Spencer Reid from criminal minds exists. And I have a feeling he may have influenced some of the characteristics Kevin to Alex. Especially the memory thing. And while most people don’t want to believe that people like him to exist, and this is a fictional story. Yes, it’s rooted in reality by being a contemporary romance, but it was also a dark romance.
However he has plenty of flaws. Just because you’re prodigy, in something doesn’t make you a ‘flawless’.
Two books back to back with a MC into photography? Lol this one was better than the last for sure, when it came to details of photography and such. I did not know either of those books had anything to do with photography, I don’t usually read the entire blurbs I try to go in with as little info as possible most of the time.
The FMC was likeable and sweet, with a sad past. I only figured out the plot twist with Ava’s backstory only a page or two before the reveal so that was nice twist for me. I usually see plot twists coming as I am good at picking up for shadowing. I did see though the plot twist coming way early on for Alex.
Wasn’t a crazy fan of Jules but honestly we all know someone like that. There was a lot of female presence in this book, and most of it was well represented.
The ending was nice and I liked that the ending epilogue. I found the male love interest, Alex to be more of my type — major red flags and bad boy attitude haha. Is my husband like this? No, but he looks the part of being tall dark and handsome.
1 star for character likability
1 star for plot, plot twists and pacing
1 star for character development
There are a lot of TW — the book has a link to look at them. I’d read them before reading this book
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, and Sexual content
vii_412's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"It's what humans seek from the time we are born until we draw our last breath. It's more powerful than any other emotion we feel. It can cause unlimited damage and pain, but it can also be our savior."
Este libro fue divertido, tierno y fácilde digerir, lo que "Power" quería ser pero no logró.
Si bien el romance me gustó en su mayoría, la historia de Alex me aburrió y me pareció demasiado para la trama, al principio me gustó su forma de ser, hasta me hacía reír, pero entre más leía su historia, más annoying me empezó a parecer, eso de que era todo poderoso a sus 27 años y que tenía hasta al vicepresidente del país comiendo de su mano... me dio sueño.
La historia de Ava me gustó como parte de la trama, como que se sentía más cómodo que estuviera ahí para dar inicio a la relación de Alex y Ava. Ava me pareció un personaje femenino bueno, si algo ingenua, casi no era como otros personajes insufribles, pero me hubiera gustado que fuera un poco mayor, aunque su forma de ser y reaccionar a ciertas situaciones, encajaba muy bien a su edad, para mí.
Seguiré con esta saga, son libros entretenidos y divertidos, para relajarse un poco si no quieres leer algo tan serio.
"Most people thought the biggest sacrifice they could make was to die for something. They were wrong. The biggest sacrifice someone could make was to live for something-to allow it to consume you and turn you into a version of yourself you didn't recognize"
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Cursing, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse
Odié el final, el cómo Alex acosa a Ava y la obliga a estar nuevamente con él, que la amenace porque no quiere que ningún otro hombre se acerque a ella. OK, ENTIENDO que es parte de la trama y si hay un warning al respecto, pero aún así, no puedo evitar odiar ese tipo de personajes. Me gustaría que hubiera un libro donde el personaje tóxico se resigne a perder a la mujer que ama y la deje ser feliz con alguien más, aunque al final ella lo perdone, jajaja ✨️deconstrucción✨️