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madeleineelr'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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent
teresa_doran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent
sky2024's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent
jocelynclair's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
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
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
maxinesf'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
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
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