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abicaro17's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexism, Body horror, Body shaming, Misogyny, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Grief
viselik'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? Yes
3.5
I read this in one sitting, I could not put it down. Will definitely continue the series! I like how the next in the series moves on from the couple in this book and doesn't just stay with them, and we can see the couple that the next book is about meet in this book.
Graphic: Classism, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying
maayaner29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The guy is one of the most toxic male mc I've ever seen, he's extremely possessive,
The guy is a walking, talking, living, breathing red flag and vivian should have run from the beginning and the fact that she was so oblivious and ignored all those red flags is a red flag in and of itself. I know it's supposed to be fiction but let's be honest irl a relationship like theirs with such a toxic and violent man either ends up being a miserable marrige where the husband emotionally (and probably physically too) abuses her or it ends up in a messy divorce.
Also the guy prides himself in the fact that he takes part in the police corruption at some point, that is nothing to be proud of but he's all like "I called some people in the police so that I can beat up this guy until he's almost dead, hey, at least it saves them time am I right"
The way the author adressed trauma was also done really badly,
Moreover, 90% percent of the sex they had was really toxic too, the sex itself wasn't toxic (sometimes it was), it was the reason and the time that was toxic.
Lastly, a lot of characters were extremely cringe, like, his parents??? I cringed every single time one of them opened their mouths, especially the mom, I will never understand why authors always write a super cringe parent at some point in their book. The mom is a fifty something year old, she's so immature, she acts like a 13 year old, and she's like "stop calling me mother, call me janis your grandfather liked tradition too much" umm no? He was a normal person that calls his parents mom and dad like every person in the world, the fact that she wanted her own son to call her by her first name was really weird. And when she talked about them having sex all the time, and she bought them a lot of condoms, that was so cringe, no parent acts like that, that's disgusting, why would you write such a cringe and unrealistic character? The only characters I like were Greta and Agnes.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse
kelsiejankowski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
amanda_reads13's review
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
culzean'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual content