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abicaro17's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
4.25
Emily wrote another winner! Tess and Ryan are so cute its painful. Ryan is the perfect golden retriever boyfriend from the blonde hair to the attitude. Tess is a mess but she knows it and improves through the whole book. I appreciate that this book incorporated Pucking Arounds "fearsome foursome" as it added context and made the book more interesting. I will say that even though there was never truly a miscommunication argument there might have well have been. Tess was constantly pulling away citing how messed up and damaged she was (she definitely needed/needs serious therapy after the whole ordeal) and it became tiresome after the third time it happened. Its hard not to get repetitive when a book is 600+ pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, and Terminal illness
amy_sutt's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
I am quickly becoming an auto-buy fan of Emily Rath's. This is the second book I've read in her Jacksonville Rays series and both have been outstanding. Unlike the first book (and it sounds like the upcoming 3rd book) which are why choose, this book is MF and our FMC is the best friend of our favorite FMC from book 1, Rachel Price. Tess makes a couple of appearances in the first book and I loved her from the start as the fiery best friend. This book was challenging because Tess had to leave her previous life in Cincinnati OH after her crappy ex blindsided her at work with some complete BS (he's a real gem as you'll see) and this leads her back to Jacksonville to lean on Rachel and help Mars with a nonprofit he's funding. When she accidentally ends up sharing Mar's house with Jake (the puppy) their sparks will fly and possibly burn the place down.
This book was so enjoyable to read. The spice was expertly done. The dirty talk was top notch. I liked seeing bother FMC and MMC show growth through the story and loved Tess helping the puppy learn some of his kinks ;) I will say check the TW/CW because if narcissists or gaslighting are triggering for you, then skip this one because the ex is really a piece of work.
Totally recommend you check this out!!
This book was so enjoyable to read. The spice was expertly done. The dirty talk was top notch. I liked seeing bother FMC and MMC show growth through the story and loved Tess helping the puppy learn some of his kinks ;) I will say check the TW/CW because if narcissists or gaslighting are triggering for you, then skip this one because the ex is really a piece of work.
Totally recommend you check this out!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, Classism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual content
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