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torilovesheas's review
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I wanted to love this because the premise sounded right up my alley, but I really struggled with this one.
The most interesting part is the first 20%. Evie getting attacked. Evie losing her memory. The tension filled build up to Zach and Evie meeting again after ten years. And then….it slows to a grinding halt. This isn’t even a slowburn. It’s a singular coal burning in a rainstorm fixing to go out.
The plot is boring, the middle is plodding, there are SO MANY characters that I couldn’t keep up with who was who half the time (and some of them contributed nothing to the story).
And everything is just really anti-climactic? I mean for a story to drag for 250-ish pages, I at least wanted the bad guy to get their just desserts on page.
Evie and Zach really have no chemistry and the basis of their relationship relies on the reader knowing they have a shared history. But telling me that, giving me one or two small glimpses of younger Evie and Zach, and dancing around this BIG HUGE BLOW UP (which was actually kind of silly and not worth losing ten years over?) is not sufficient for a relationship to form. I didn’t feel like they even knew anything about each other. Just that they used to know each other and find each other attractive.
Normally I love RW. But I didn’t love this and almost DNFd several times. :/
The most interesting part is the first 20%. Evie getting attacked. Evie losing her memory. The tension filled build up to Zach and Evie meeting again after ten years. And then….it slows to a grinding halt. This isn’t even a slowburn. It’s a singular coal burning in a rainstorm fixing to go out.
The plot is boring, the middle is plodding, there are SO MANY characters that I couldn’t keep up with who was who half the time (and some of them contributed nothing to the story).
And everything is just really anti-climactic? I mean for a story to drag for 250-ish pages, I at least wanted the bad guy to get their just desserts on page.
Evie and Zach really have no chemistry and the basis of their relationship relies on the reader knowing they have a shared history. But telling me that, giving me one or two small glimpses of younger Evie and Zach, and dancing around this BIG HUGE BLOW UP (which was actually kind of silly and not worth losing ten years over?) is not sufficient for a relationship to form. I didn’t feel like they even knew anything about each other. Just that they used to know each other and find each other attractive.
Normally I love RW. But I didn’t love this and almost DNFd several times. :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, and Medical content
Minor: Racism, Death of parent, and Grief
onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content and Racism
Minor: Death of parent
relin's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
4.75
Childhood romance that ended on poor footing after a challenging moment, that reconnect and offers a chance for support after Evie looses her memory in an accident. Zach and Evie fall in love again and realize how they can go forward (or can't). It was a fun romance with groveling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Medical content
Moderate: Ableism and Grief
Minor: Death of parent and Racism
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