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katybradley888'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Classism, Sexual content, and Car accident
Minor: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Ableism
feliciavanleeuwen'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
5.0
Dear @TaliaHibbert, in the last years I dreaded reading but I've never cried, laughed, blushed and been aroused as much as by Chloe & Red's story. At times I couldn't believe I wasn't reading my own thoughts. As painfull as that was, it was amazing too.
Somehow I thought it was a good idea to start reading the book on a family vacation. The times I had to explain my laughing and crying were answered with happiness. The times I had to put down the book, look at my friend and say "this is to spicy to read here": uncountable.
It was the first time reading my symptoms like this, the things I go though on the daily, yet they weren't mine. Some moments it was scary how much Chloe's fibro and mine are alike, not only the physical but also the mental & social implications.
We differ in the fact that my ADHD makes me do a tad bit to much spontaneous things nowadays. Whoever put an adhd brain in a chronically fatigued body is definitely a fan of torture. Still, the ever protecting part of my brain is there. Like Chloe's.
And all these tweets don't even cover, can't even cover, how much I love the little lines about Red loving Chloe's belly. Or how Red, in his looks & wit, is exactly my type. And how some scenes are written inspire me to continue my own writing.*
You might not even read all of this, as your account is an updates account, yet I just have to write. Thank you for this book. Thank you for the characters. The only thing I'm sad about is that I'll never be able to read for the first time again.
Oh and that I'm allergic to most if not all cats. I miss my cat at my parents and want my own smudge. Though I prefer not to rescue them from tree. I'm sure I'll find my Red(s), he/she/they, one day. Sadly my building doesn't have a superintendent. Love, Felicia
*on twitter I didn't specify which scenes but here I will say it were the more spicy ones.
Graphic: Sexual content, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, and Classism
Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
Spoilers, not to many detailskirstym25'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Ableism
onefineelephant'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, and Ableism
Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
therainbowshelf'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
3.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Ableism
ashlikes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
eliza_book_'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
4.25
⛰ What It's About
🔍 How I Discovered It
🧠 Thoughts
- The inclusivity of people with a disability.
- A healthy relationship with mature approaches to conflict and resolutions.
- A male love interest that didn’t display all the behaviours of toxic masculinity! Yay! He was genuinely a very emotionally intelligent, insightful, and well-developed man.
- The humour - it was very witty and funny.
- I liked that it wasn’t super smutty - there were a few sexual scenes and only one full sex scene which added to the story rather than becoming a main theme.
- I perhaps would have enjoyed a larger more high-stakes climax in the book but this is more a personal preference than a criticism.
- I don’t have a dislike for much in this book as I think it did extremely well for a book in the romance genre.
🥰 Who Would Like It?
- If you like romance but want to see healthy relationships and how you should overcome legitimate challenges together.
- If you want an open-door romance but don’t want anything too smutty.
Minor: Domestic abuse and Ableism
Mentions of past situations in which there was ableism & DV. Non-specific descriptions & only mentioned once or twice.cozyreader9752'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
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
jessthanthree'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Classism, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Dementia, and Ableism
Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, and Racism
spuki's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Ableism