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kittykels's review against another edition
3.0
Like:
- Jude, for the most part.
- Instant attraction yet slow burn romance
- Exploring what people want in life at 18 vs. 34, etc.
- A lot of the conflict doesn't seem genuine. I know this is a fictional story, but I want the characters and their flaws and their conflicts to feel genuine and organic. Unfortunately, this story reads like it's made up and sometimes a little over-the-top.
- I won't go into detail in case my own experience with mental health isn't comprehensive enough to have an opinion on this, but I felt like the mental health part of the book was written by someone who researched mental health issues without ever experiencing them. Which is fine, I don't want or expect everyone to experience mental health issues, obviously. But I experience some of the mental health issues mentioned in this book and was a little confused about how they were approached.
- This was my first age-gap romance (I think) so I made sure to keep an open mind going into this story. I think the age difference and the slippery slope of romance with an 18 year old still in high school was handled decently, but at the same time I feel like it devolved into a giant miscommunication trope. It went from interesting in the very beginning to annoying and boring by the end.
- There's spice in this book, but not a lot of it. I'm totally fine with that, but
WHY do they keep mostly hooking up while one of them is recovering from a hospital visit?!
Graphic: Sexual content and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy
rgills's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Drug abuse, and Mental illness
sunshine_day's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Quadruple bonus points for the way the author dealt with eating disorders and mental health issues.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Chronic illness
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, and Vomit
mrspru's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship
shaykay's review
3.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, and Abandonment
anovelglimpse's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Medical content, Bullying, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Mental illness
skyhazzard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Both of their backgrounds left them in a similar state of feeling abandoned and like they weren’t worth staying for so there a lot of inner turmoil that comes up throughout the book and puts a wrench into their relationship romantically.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Bullying
antidietleah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Bullying
Minor: Violence, Addiction, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ellie_isreading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
laura_rheads_too_much'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: Bullying, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, Vomit, Addiction, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse