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princessrory's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Misogyny, Alcohol, Infidelity, Sexism, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, and Grief
Minor: Terminal illness, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Cancer, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This book was a great mix of serious, emotional, funny, and light-hearted. I really enjoyed it! It was sexy and fun, but it still took the emotions and the protagonist's complex pasts into account. I loved that one protagonist had a kid and that Ruby, that kid wasn't left out of the relationship. I want Deliah to be my stepmom, LOL. Overall a good book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Terminal illness
Minor: Cancer
A toxic relationship is not between the two main protagonists nor is the infidelity that is in the past with and a different partner!megelizabeth's review against another edition
2.5
I really wanted to love this book, but I instead ended up feeling mostly just frustrated by it. I didn't particularly like or connect with neither Delilah nor Claire, so I then didn't care a whole lot about their relationship. I did think they had good chemistry initially, but ultimately everything progresses a bit too quickly and I just didn't feel the supposed love between them.
I did like the subtle nods to the intimacies of the queer experience throughout this book, and it also has some great themes and conversations around childhood, parenthood, difficult relationships, sacrifice, loss, abandonment, and moving on from the past. However, as a romance and as a narrative this one just didn't end up really working for me. I also really didn't like the way it seems to normalise alcohol dependency, and wish this had either not been a feature or had been explored further in a more nuanced way.
I also didn't feel any of the side characters were particularly strong, apart from maybe Ruby, so I'm not particularly interested in continuing with the rest of the series. It's a shame as this book had a lot of potential, and lots of other reviewers do seem to have loved it, but for me it didn't live up to it at all.
I did like the subtle nods to the intimacies of the queer experience throughout this book, and it also has some great themes and conversations around childhood, parenthood, difficult relationships, sacrifice, loss, abandonment, and moving on from the past. However, as a romance and as a narrative this one just didn't end up really working for me. I also really didn't like the way it seems to normalise alcohol dependency, and wish this had either not been a feature or had been explored further in a more nuanced way.
I also didn't feel any of the side characters were particularly strong, apart from maybe Ruby, so I'm not particularly interested in continuing with the rest of the series. It's a shame as this book had a lot of potential, and lots of other reviewers do seem to have loved it, but for me it didn't live up to it at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Bullying, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness
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