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I did not enjoy the majority of this book. Giving it two stars because I liked the two main characters and found their backstories interesting, but how was this book published in 2023 and didnt come with a list of trigger warnings? I honestly thought a lot of the detail they went into regarding her history with SA, and his history with domestic violence could have been more nuanced, or again a trigger warning could have been issued at the beginning of this book. Look up the trigger warnings before reading this book. They don’t just mention these things, they go into a fair amount of detail.
ALSO: maybe this is just a result of her trauma, but Hannah slut shames so much in this book. Little to NO personal growth other than “oh yay he’s helped me enjoy sex again” happens to make her realize that maybe she shouldn’t call people who enjoy casual sex sluts???? Like Jesus Hannah.
On a less serious note, did this author or NONE of the editors ever play music? No wonder they didn’t really dive deep into Hannah’s studies or performances or rehearsals. Some of the things they say regarding the music she is rehearsing are just incorrect. Not that this is a super serious issue where you’d need to be an EXPERT on music to write about it or enjoy her story, but like come on. I mean I’m not an expert on hockey but let me tell you I don’t read this book for the hockey if you know what I mean.
2 stars because I appreciate the depth given to these characters even if I think the lack of trigger warning is ridiculous given the subject matter and detail in some of these chapters. I did read this on my kindle so maybe in other versions there are trigger warnings?
Idk if I’ll read another book in this series. Who am I kidding I probably will. Thank god these are on kindle unlimited.
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcohol
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault
Minor: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape
The characters were fun to read about, even though I didn't love all of them equally the whole time. The banter between the two MCs was so fun to read.
The story itself was pretty good. As with most books, there were some problematic parts but it did not subtract too much from the reading experience as a whole.
10/10 would recommend.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Hannah is an awesome protagonist. She's very independent and a strong survivor of rape and the aftermath of standing up for herself. Garret also has had personal issues in his past that round out his character. The subconscious falling for one another was interesting and realistic. The antics of the surrounding friends. And the all-around world-building makes this one of the best books I have read this year.
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent
Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood