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Funny, sexy, smart, endearing, and the epitome of Black excellence. I just love second chance romances with HIIIISTORY. Can’t wait to read Williams’ other work!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol
The story is well written but has so much trauma and tension. I highly recommend checking your triggers as it is a lot. I really enjoyed the present timeline. I hated the past timeline. I deducted a star because of how much I hate dual timelines. I also liked switching POVs, while I'm not usually a fan of that, in this one I enjoyed it a lot. I deducted a star because I hoped to see more of a resolution with the ending, I am a person who doesn't like ambiguous endings so while I can guess what happened, after getting an emotional beating with the rest of the story, I was hoping to get rewarded with a nicer ending.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is okay with getting emotionally beaten down in a well written story. I do not recommend this book to anyone who has the triggers that I will mention below which I'm not sure if are all the triggers, just the ones I remember.
Triggers: racism, xenophobia, addiction, alcoholism, sex work, cheating, mental illness, invisible disabilities, abusive parents, child endangerment, child neglect, violence, self harm, suicidal ideations, death, foster abuse, child abandonment, incarceration, bullying
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Mental illness, Murder
Minor: Infidelity
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Abandonment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol
Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment
Graphic: Addiction, Self harm
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abandonment
This is how you write second chance romance!! With a good past/present story! And a valid reason for breaking up in the first place! And for why they should be back together! And, of course, undeniable chemistry!
I love that the story has more to it than the romance and that the characters have depth. They are sooo drawn to each other, but they are their own people.
So much representation in one book, but always handled with tact.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Abandonment
Minor: Racism, Blood, Vomit, Grief
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail