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katierosecrane's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.25
I loved all the different perspectives in the book, although it made it hard to follow who was who at points.
This is such a great book to explain and understand poly relationships!
This is such a great book to explain and understand poly relationships!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Outing, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Homophobia, Alcohol, Hate crime, Blood, Cursing, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Infidelity
mj_86's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Sexual content, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Biphobia
Minor: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship
caseybykindlelight's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing, Sexual content, Death of parent, Infertility, Homophobia, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content
potalian's review
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity
Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent, Biphobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Grief
sarakeepsgoing's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility
weelasswithabook's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
5.0
CW: References to assault, infertility, graphic sexual content, cheating, violence, religious bigotry, internalised biphobia, homophones, parental death, marriage in trouble
๐ซ + ๐ฌ +๐งโโ๏ธ๐ซ
๐ Forced Proximity
๐ Marriage in Trouble
๐ Polyamory
๐ Bi MMCs
๐ถ Threesome
๐ถ Double the fun
๐ถ Submission/Dominance scenes
So infidelity and infertility are my main triggers. This just showcases the trust I put in SC the fact that I just ignored those warnings and just went for it anyway ๐คฃ
First and foremost, I wouldn't necessarily let the infidelity immediately turn you off completely reading this. It's done in a certain type of way that it works with all the relationship dynamics at play in the beginning of the book. So yeah, trust the process if you can.
I loved this book. It has the perfect balance of heat and heart that I've come to expect from Sara Cate, where neither overpowers the other and work in harmony with one another, blossoming together throughout the course of her stories.
The Home Wrecker combines heartbreaking elements such as infertility, internalised biphobia, religious trauma, and loss and the beginnings of a new relationship to, not "fix" these things, but to allow the three to work together symbiotically to help heal and support one another.
Polyamory can be done badly, and I have definitely read bad polyamory. But this was a great example of how it's written into a story well. Communication, boundaries, open and frank discussions.
I wondered how it was going to be handled with Briar and Caleb already having a child in the picture, but I loved a particular scene with Briar discussing how relationships look with their daughter and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Will this make you cry here and there? Probably. Will you be swooning? Probably. Will you be sweating over it? More than likely.
๐ซ + ๐ฌ +๐งโโ๏ธ๐ซ
๐ Forced Proximity
๐ Marriage in Trouble
๐ Polyamory
๐ Bi MMCs
๐ถ Threesome
๐ถ Double the fun
๐ถ Submission/Dominance scenes
So infidelity and infertility are my main triggers. This just showcases the trust I put in SC the fact that I just ignored those warnings and just went for it anyway ๐คฃ
First and foremost, I wouldn't necessarily let the infidelity immediately turn you off completely reading this. It's done in a certain type of way that it works with all the relationship dynamics at play in the beginning of the book. So yeah, trust the process if you can.
I loved this book. It has the perfect balance of heat and heart that I've come to expect from Sara Cate, where neither overpowers the other and work in harmony with one another, blossoming together throughout the course of her stories.
The Home Wrecker combines heartbreaking elements such as infertility, internalised biphobia, religious trauma, and loss and the beginnings of a new relationship to, not "fix" these things, but to allow the three to work together symbiotically to help heal and support one another.
Polyamory can be done badly, and I have definitely read bad polyamory. But this was a great example of how it's written into a story well. Communication, boundaries, open and frank discussions.
I wondered how it was going to be handled with Briar and Caleb already having a child in the picture, but I loved a particular scene with Briar discussing how relationships look with their daughter and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Will this make you cry here and there? Probably. Will you be swooning? Probably. Will you be sweating over it? More than likely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cursing, Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Biphobia, Death, and Homophobia
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Pregnancy
myinfinitetbr's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Whew ๐ฅต
I am a proud Sara Cate stan. To know me is to let me talk your ear off about her books, because itโs always a ~journey~. Iโm always surprised at how emotionally deep her books get. I know it sounds like an oxy-moron but her books are so healing in the most unexpected ways and I always end up crying at least once.
But also, the smut is indeed always smutting. ๐ค
Caleb and Briar are in a rut in their marriage, going through the motions, not communicating and completely disconnected. Until a friend of a friend who turns out to be someone from Calebโs past moves into their above-garage apartment and stirs up the past, and the present.
I loved the background this book delved into for all three main characters and the Goode family. It was all necessary and came together perfectly, giving more context to their angst.
This is the second book in the Goode Brothers series and the follow up to The Anti-Hero. It can be read as a standalone but Iโd recommend reading in order to understand the history.
Brothers Ex
Marriage in Crisis
Bi awakening
Enemies to Lovers
MMF
Sex Worker
He Teaches Them
โCheatingโ - donโt let this deter you, in Sara we trust ( DM me if you need more info)
โ ๏ธ Loss of a parent, cheating, religious trauma, toxic parent
๐ถ BDSM, corruption kink, voyeurism
Thanks to the author for an advance e-copy; all opinions are my own.
I am a proud Sara Cate stan. To know me is to let me talk your ear off about her books, because itโs always a ~journey~. Iโm always surprised at how emotionally deep her books get. I know it sounds like an oxy-moron but her books are so healing in the most unexpected ways and I always end up crying at least once.
But also, the smut is indeed always smutting. ๐ค
Caleb and Briar are in a rut in their marriage, going through the motions, not communicating and completely disconnected. Until a friend of a friend who turns out to be someone from Calebโs past moves into their above-garage apartment and stirs up the past, and the present.
I loved the background this book delved into for all three main characters and the Goode family. It was all necessary and came together perfectly, giving more context to their angst.
This is the second book in the Goode Brothers series and the follow up to The Anti-Hero. It can be read as a standalone but Iโd recommend reading in order to understand the history.
Brothers Ex
Marriage in Crisis
Bi awakening
Enemies to Lovers
MMF
Sex Worker
He Teaches Them
โCheatingโ - donโt let this deter you, in Sara we trust ( DM me if you need more info)
โ ๏ธ Loss of a parent, cheating, religious trauma, toxic parent
๐ถ BDSM, corruption kink, voyeurism
Thanks to the author for an advance e-copy; all opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry
mjen1203's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Infidelity
Moderate: Infertility
booksta_adventure's review
4.5
โ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐จ, ๐พ๐๐ก๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค, ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช?โ
Sara did it again! Made a super horny book that also made me cry! ๐ญ๐
Briar and Caleb have been together for over a decade, but since their daughter was born six years ago, sex has been reduced to a chore, as the intimacy of the act has been replaced by the โneedโ to conceive again.
Enter, Dean, who is renting the apartment over the garage, and hates Caleb due to an incident many years ago. Jealousy and insecurity in our married coupleโs relationship has these three tangled in a web, and then thereโs what everyone else will thinkโฆ
These three coming together was so hot, but also so sweet.
I definitely related to Briar, and I think anyone who has ever struggled with infertility will recognize a bit of themselves in the emotions and struggles she experiences, especially in the beginning.
๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ฎ. ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ก. ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ข. ๐ผ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ.
Calebโs journey was also so emotional, finally recognizing and accepting a part of himself that connected him with his baby brother, whom he hasnโt seen since his brother ran away from home years ago.
And Dean was perfect for them, and their little family. Yes, yes, the bedroom stuff was ๐ฅต, but his interactions with their daughter were so funny and real to me. Their scenes together were definitely a highlight for me.
I will say that things sort of escalated a little quickly in my opinion (cue me scrolling back to make sure I didnโt skip aheadโฆ) but I still loved the rest of the journey.
Thank you Sara Cate for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
What this book is giving:
โ
Marriage in Crisis
โ
Cheating
โ
MMF
โ
Bi-awakening
โ
Strained family relationships
โ
Double Doms
Look out for:
โ ๏ธ Infertility
โ ๏ธ Homophobia
Rating:
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธยฝ / 5
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ / 5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Infertility
pheeebs15's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Infertility
Minor: Death of parent