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kshertz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual content
rvidareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicide
aelin_morgenstern's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide, Gun violence, and Infidelity
secondhandbookshelves's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Second, everyone either monologues or speaks in paragraphs. Even as teenagers the characters have very long speeches with extremely proper grammar & formal tones.
No one talks like that.
I guess it's cute that they reconnect when she's 23 and he's rich but there was so much trauma and weird vibes throughout the book that I could not get over & enjoy the story.
ALSO - not ONCE did the girl give herself a Google. Five years of no memory but a driver's license and she didn't think to check out a single thing.
There were some cute lines & nice notes about grief, but not enough for me to overlook the rest of the disappointment I found here.
Will not be rereading & probably won't check out more from this author.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Car accident, and Murder
Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Stalking, Suicide, and Terminal illness
andeng's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Grief, Infidelity, and Suicide
dxisymitch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, and Suicide
absolutely_court's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide, Abandonment, Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident
thelibraryofjordan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
They met as young teens during mutual funeral services, where they had an instant connection. When Silas is unexpectedly cut off, he finds himself in a homeless shelter questioning everything and plotting revenge. Coincidence or fate brought them back together when Alanna started volunteering at the homeless shelter. Silas attempted to put a distance between them; he didn’t want Alanna or himself to get too attached to the other. Silas no longer had access to the wealthy lifestyle he grew up with and he didn’t want pity.
No matter how much distance he tried to place between them, Silas and Alanna were drawn to each other. Their relationship was developed over time; Silas was a few years older than Alanna when they met. Their friendship was solid as was their build up of emotions and feeling for one another. They were in sync and they started falling in love the day they met.
The ex-boyfriend’s older brother trope (mentioned in the book’s description) didn’t come into play until later into the book. Alanna and Silas’ relationship needs to be rebuilt after five years apart.
Readers are able to see the relationship from the start, through five years of separation, and being rebuilt. While the relationship took time to develop, it wasn’t a complete slow burn but it wasn’t rushed. Silas’ devotion to Alanna, their past, present and future is what dreams are made of. Silas is an amazing boyfriend. “I will always make time for you, Alanna. I will never force you to fit in between the margins of my life. You will always be the center of everything I do,” (108).
Spice: 3/5 🌶
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Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Suicide
bribaby3497's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Suicide