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Undone by the Ex-Con by Talia Hibbert

10 reviews

reminiscences's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Body horror

lags2much's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Violence and Drug use

a_manning11's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Classism, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Alcoholism, Addiction, Grief, Outing, and Pregnancy

Medical content refers to descriptions of living with Type 1 diabetes. It's handled very well and is relevant to the story.

leahkarge's review against another edition

DNF @ 25%

Didn’t care for any of the characters and couldn’t force myself to continue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Outing, and Homophobia

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book is just about as perfect as a romance can get. I was swept away, it made me feel, it made me love, it made me sympathize.

He kissed her. He kissed her, and she was right: it was nothing at all. (161)

This book is about class and race, the importance of being human, and all that comes with that. Perhaps more than any romance I've read this book is about love, the love of a couple yes, but also the love that humanity can share.  Though of course the story also shows us people who will never share that love for humanity and hold room for the fact it is alright not to extend that love to those who don't deserve it. The characters are all so achingly tenderly human and caring and genuine. Just like someone I may meet walking down the street, complex and honest, even when they hide those facts.  Perhaps I should just say, this book is so good it is making me philosophical.

But he was filthy fucking rich and over the course of the last three years, he'd confirmed what he always suspected: money could buy happiness. Or saftey, at least, which was close enough. (32)

Mother would be horrified by the appearance of stretch marks on her daughter's once-tiny hips—but Lizzie found her plumpness... Satisying. At least she liked something about herself these days, even if it was shallow. (50-51)

One note that while the sex scenes in this are fire, they all felt much tamer that the sex scenes from the first book of the series.  All the sex in this book feels much sweeter and more loving than the hot blooming fire that occupied the first book.  I personally love both kinds of sex scenes so the dramatic difference from the taboo nature of the first book didn't bother me, but it may be jarring for some readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual content

jzthecatlady's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I love Talia Hibbert's stuff, and I especially enjoyed the ballet references in this one. My only issue was the epilogue. I feel like she tacks them on to all her books, which is fine, but this one wrapped things up a little too neat and tidy. Sometimes a book can just end without us getting their whole life story. But that's an incredibly minor issue. Otherwise I thought this was a fun read with the right amount of spice.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Outing, Cursing, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I found the plot to be much stronger and more interesting than Bad for the Boss, but I still found the book to be weak overall. Lizzie and Isaac were flat characters with limited personality characteristics outside of their stereotypes of cool,powerful ballerina and rough, hardened ex-con. As well, I don't enjoy the weird power dynamic between Lizzie and Isaac that seems to be consistently at play throughout the book (such as Isaac being obsessed with Lizzie looking down on him).

Hibbert is such a talented writer, so this book still gets 2.75 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

 - I've been working my way through Talia Hibbert's backlist with #LoveAndBiscuitsRead. Hibbert has always been a master of the sharp heroine, and Lizzie is no exception. I will say, however, Hibbert has gotten much better at building a believable relationship as her writing career has progressed. This book was a little too much insta-love for me - a lot of "I know you, you aren't like this" conversations when they've barely spoken to each other.
- I can't speak to how realistic the portrayal of life with diabetes is, but much of this book is about Lizzie overcoming her internalized ableism in regards to her diagnosis - something you don't see much in books, let alone romance novels.
- Also, Hibbert clearly loved a high stakes, high drama plot in her earlier work. Blackmail! Family secrets! Running out of time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This took me a while to get to for whatever reason. It was fine

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Ableism, and Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, Child abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Body shaming, and Blood

Minor: Racism

Prison industrial complex

taliabasma's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

3.75

Excuse me?!? I was never planning on being a fan for a hero who has committed manslaughter and I just need to take a moment to appreciate Talia’s skill at creating different characters. 

That being said he’s not the best hero ever but I’m shook I liked him at all. I did adore the heroine as she navigated diabetes, her career, her family relationship and ofc her love life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Medical content