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breadbees'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
4.75
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Drug abuse, and Religious bigotry
20sidedbi'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, and Grief
Minor: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship
mariel_redwall'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Ableism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
werewolvesnotswearwolves's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
natcat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I could have done with a bit more substance, honestly, the book made vague waves at some serious issues and concerns but was in no way interested with dealing with them, because it was very committed to being a light fluffy romance. Which is fine, but I think I would have preferred it if it hadn’t even dropped hints about those darker concerns and emotions, because I was just left thinking that it would have been much more interesting if the author actually had committed to them.
The main characters fell in love incredibly quickly, as is often the way in romance. I did mostly buy that they liked each other a lot, I wasn’t entirely convinced by the whole thing given that one characters perception of the other seems completely out of step with that character’s perception of themselves, and not in a way I thought was deliberate.
So, recommended if you want a frothy sweet romance, not recommended if you want a romance with more emotional depth.
As a minor note I was also irritated by the fact that the setting is introduced very vaguely as being somewhere in ‘the North of England’ and then absolutely nothing about it as described bears any relation to the North of England in any way, shape, or form.
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Death, Homophobia, and Sexism
rey_therese07'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Ableism
emily_mh'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
4.25
There were a couple of reasons I didn't rate this book more highly. I felt that it needed a touch more plot and more of the family element - with those two things, I think it would have truly blown me away. Regardless, I really enjoyed this read and cannot wait to pick up the second instalment in the series.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Grief, Ableism, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Rape, and Abandonment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Excrement, Suicide, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization
water_violin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Grief, Homophobia, and Pedophilia
jessiewolf's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Chronic illness and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Grief, and Homophobia
f18'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Homophobia