Reviews with content warning for Stalking - The Protector

I was so ready to love this and I did love it! Until like the 60% mark.

First the positives: The plot was really engaging and I loved there was 🌟 dramaaa 🌟 at the end without it being a third-act break-up. Luna is such a sweet character and I love how supportive all of her friends are of her, especially the girls. I'm so ready to read about Zoe and Sadie getting their HEA, too. And, yes it was a bit much at times, but I love myself a protective MMC (/and/ a protective older brother, just so good) and most of Luna and Tony's scenes were really cute.

(Small spoilers for the negatives)

Now, I just couldn't stand Tony's behaviour anymore at some point. He's always cursing, always shouting and even though I knew, that Luna loved him too, he was overly aggressive & possessive at times. What made me stop reading for a whole day actually, was,

that he installed a tracker on her phone without her knowing and then got upset that she got upset. And then Luna goes and starts defending him in her head!! Like, that's overstepping SO many lines.

The whole age-gap thing was also okay at first, I'm pretty sure it even said that Tony only really developed feelings for Luna when she was 16 and he was 20 (which, still weird, but okay I'll deal with it)

but then Luna finds an old picture of her, Tony and her brother, where she's 10/11 and she swears that she can already see that Tony was in love with her — and it makes her happy. Girl please.

The last thing might just be because I've been writing a thesis for uni and correcting all my friends' works but a) there were so many grammatical errors. Morgan, please let me be your editor. I'll do it for free b) Tony never spoke in complete sentences, always just "Know you love, babe" "Trust you know that about me, babe", like have you ever heard of a subject noon, my man and c) while I love that Tony is a security guard instead of a police officer in the edited version, there were still some instances where it hadn't been changed and he was called a detective/officer.

This turned out so negatively, oh god, it was still a fun book, I love Luna and, who am I kidding, I'll probably continue reading anyway!

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aqtbenz's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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sydneys_bookshelf's review

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emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

to begin, ACAB and that includes your brothers best friend.
that said, tony is hot. i’m thankful that his words exist on paper. i’m glad he wasn’t a creep and was not okay with being with Luna while she was underaged. so glad we do NOT sexualize high schooler’s in this house!

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milesofkiles's review

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emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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coricomesngoes's review

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emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

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hanmarie's review

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4.0

I thought the first one was great, but this one was WOW! The pacing was amazing and realistic for this couple. I love that I didn't have to wait for the very end to see them together. I am normally not a fan of miscommunication tropes, but honestly it worked here. If at 17 I found myself in that situation, I would avoid him too. The stalker clues were a bit too noticeable for my taste, but their romance truly eclipsed that for me. (Plus, I wasn't really reading for suspense in the first place!)

3.75 stars! This would be a higher rating for me if it weren't for the editing/spelling issues. I was pulled out of this story a few times because of them. However, I do not think this should steer you away from reading their story. (A part of my job is catching these mistakes, so I am a bit of a stickler for it.) I cannot wait for the rest of this series and am impatiently awaiting the other characters' books.

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chuchi's review

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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