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I really enjoyed this, the characters had depth and were fully fleshed out, the problems felt real, the romance was lovely. It just had some indefinable spark missing that really had me raving about Ricki Wilde.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death of parent
Minor: Pedophilia
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent
I enjoyed this book but I found I started to get a little bit bored by the end. I’m not sure if this is because I listened to the audiobook, which is a format I’m still getting used to, or if the book was just a bit too long for the story. I thought the narrator, Mela Lee, did a great job of portraying the characters though, and I did feel engaged and invested in them earlier in the story, but I just felt it started to meander a little in the end.
The characters were really interesting and I loved the personality and dynamic contrasts between Eva, Audrey and Lisette - especially Audrey who added a fun, sarcastic edge to the story. I also thought the flashbacks and back stories of Eva and Shane were intriguing, despite very sad, and I enjoyed learning about their early relationship. Lisette was an infuriating character, and I felt a lot of empathy for Eva throughout.
Overall, an enjoyable read with engaging characters, but not one I’d rush to re-read.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol
Graphic: Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Racism, Car accident, Death of parent
Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm
Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Death of parent
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol