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aurslde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
firstly, i prefer reading romance books where i see the relationship created and developed myself. in that kind of guy, the relationship was well established. secondly, due to the page length and fast paced nature of this book, the bond between the fmc and mmc from friends to lovers felt a little too rushed for my liking.
now that being said, that doesn't mean i didn't like aspects of this book. i liked that the mmc is demisexual. i hardly see this normalized and explored in literature, so that was a nice addition to this book. i liked the fmc being older and talia hibbert explores the older woman/younger man dynamic appropriately.
overall, if the book was longer, i could see the relationship developing more organically and liking this book more.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
chronicacademia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Grief, Cancer, Racism, Pregnancy, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Infidelity
livreads16's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy
the_ninja_librarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
I really struggled with a rating for this book because it was a well-written exploration of intimacy and attraction between an allosexual woman and a demi-sexual man, but it felt like that was all it was. The little plot there was outside their relationship was short, simple, and easily predictable - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I felt like it had the potential to be something more complex, detailed, and in-depth.
For me this was a 2.5/2.75.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Chronic illness
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
shaipanda's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Abandonment
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
Also has internalized aphobia and explicit discussions of past trauma (the emotional abuse, abandonment, sexual activity when Zach is ace and not enjoying it but before he comes to terms with being demisexual, etc)saltibarciai's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
+ Loved the inclusivity and the way demisexuality was presented + Zach's journey to its discovery and thoughts/struggles about coming out.
+ The dynamic between Zach and Rae was beautiful and their relationship developed in a good pace.
+ Most of the book was from Zach's perspective and it didn't make me vomit! Lately if romance books I read have a males povs, they are disgusting (specifically their thoughts on women, dating, relationships and sex)
+ Liked how the main characters handled their conflicts + the main conflict wasn't overdramatized by characters.
+ The happily ever after didn’t involved kids.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
lasafica_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Misogyny
Minor: Blood and Chronic illness
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia
kim03's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent