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spatterson7'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
ewhymelisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Addiction
dlsmk's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
witcheep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"I promise, there are better places to live than in delusion."
"Better? Maybe. More fun? I doubt it."
Even though there are cliché rom-com tropes throughout the book, the characters themselves feel original and whole persons with their own, complete lives and thoughts. They both process through their personal struggles and fight their demons, and they take into account what the other one needs or wants. They both have their own life goals outside of a relationship, and they put effort into achieving them. This makes, simply put, the characters and their relationship feel real: the new relationship isn't the only meaningful thing in their lives.
Sloane and Xavier might just be my favorite couple of Ana Huang's, from the books of hers I've read so far. They seem equal to each other in their standing in the relationship, and even in the spiteful beginnings of their professional relationship to the more personal one as of late, they just build each other up when it really counts.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Self harm and Pregnancy
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
also what happened to the sabotage thing?? who was that guy??
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
maryp20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Chronic illness and Death of parent
Minor: Grief
raegandrust'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
5.0
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Medical content
julianacosta_01'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
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy
booksbytheglass'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
4.0
after getting glimpses of sloane and xavier through the other kings of sin book, I was beyond stoked for their story!! and the slow burn that I was expecting was … not really a slow burn at all! they spent most of the book in a semi-relationship which was refreshing to see
sloane and xavier both have family trauma (which relatable 🙃), and seeing them work through that together in a healthy way was so wonderful. and yes, their fears and anxiety were present throughout the whole book but who isn’t somewhat controlled by their own!! we have to stan realistic characters!!
sloane’s “conflict” at the end was weak and more of a repeat of her thoughts instead of a new realization, and I would have loved to see more of her reasoning behind her actions at the end
also this book was longggggg… and for little reason… I definitely felt the same emotions and story could have worked without at least 100 pages of filler content! but the repetitive nature of who sloane and xavier are at their core was beneficial to see how much they changed by the end so 🤷🏼♀️
I WANTED MORE MYSTERY THOUGH MKAY!! give me vuk’s side of the story now please!!!!!
rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: chile chardonnay
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Ableism and Chronic illness
tenderbench's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Chronic illness and Death of parent