4.24 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

abkinlaw's review

4.0
emotional reflective sad fast-paced
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
emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
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

***SPOILER ALERT!***


Why am I still smiling as I type this review after finishing this book?! Such a beautiful, broken read!

First, Davina low key got on my nerves and I was hoping someone would knock some sense into her 😂. 

Second, Deke is such a sweetheart! I was rooting for him the entire book!

I love how their stories come together and show what love can look like when two people choose love over fear. I was definitely emotionally invested in these two because they both deserved the love they could give one another. Shanora, thank you for not breaking my heart with this one! Beautiful story!
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kiarra_s's review

4.25
emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ve read 3 thrillers by Shanora prior to this, and I can say they’re okay but not my favorite for that genre. But honey this romance novel 🤌🏽 loved it! This is Kennedy Ryan level good!! However, I’m realizing I don’t prefer when romance stories have so much going on (heavy topics). This is still a good story, but there’s a lot thrown at you from multiple characters.

⚠️ TW include death, grief, suicide, domestic abuse, alcoholism, and panic attacks.
dark emotional hopeful sad
emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated