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fantasticalsam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
marie200's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
La historia es entretenida, tiene un ritmo rápido que no permite que te aburras, y los personajes me encantan! Ya no sólo Tiffy y Leon, sino también toda la gente de su entorno.
El único fallo que le puefo haber visto ha sido que el final me ha sabido a poco, me habría gustado tener un par de capítulos más de cierre, puramente porque no quería despedirme de estos personajes.
100% recomendado para pasar un buen rato (eso sí, habiendo visto antes los trigger warnings).
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Gaslighting
erikaraz's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
noellegrace8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
It's also solid epistolary literature. The way the chapters transition from one of their notes/letters to a relevant scene is awesome. It feels so natural.
I appreciate that the book covers more than just their romance, too. I like the prison subplot, how it shows what people might be like when justice fails and truth is suppressed. And the look into publishing, and hospice even moreso, is interesting.
I didn't give a full 5 because I prefer having an up-close-and-personal look into characters, but this felt a bit bird's-eye at times.
I give both Carrie Hope Fletcher and Kwaku Fortune 4.5/5⭐️'s. And the only reason they're not higher is probably (unfortunately) not thier fault. The production left in a lot of mouth sounds. The tracks should have been edited better.
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
fleur____'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
saukittome's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
siankrb'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
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
ceceska'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? It's complicated
2.75
J'ai apprécié l'histoire mais il y avait des longueurs. J'ai aimé le début et la fin mais le milieu de l'histoire était répétitif.
Les personnages étaient ok. Un peu unidimensionnels. Tiff est un peu l3 cliché de "not like the other girls". Elle est quirky et gorgeous mais ne le sait pas. Pourquoi pas écrire un personnage d'une femme qui est belle et qui le sait? C'est ridicule d'écrire encore des personnages comme ça...
Le personnage de Leon est décrit comme ayant cheveux bouclés bruns et ayant un "adorable lopsided smile". Ces mots ont été tellement utilisés c'en était étourdissant. Le personnage n'est pas assez développé selon moi.
Les amis de Tiff sont très premier degrés. Ils n'ont pas d'utilité mis à part de faire avancer l'histoire de Tiff.
Le personnage de Justin était réaliste. J'ai apprécié cela. Le cheminement de Tiff avec la violence conjugale était réaliste.
L'histoire de Ricky était assez prévisible. Il n'y avait pas de rebondissements.
Bref, ce livre était très prévisible et beaucoup de celui-ci était très unidimensionnel. Je ne recommanderai pas ce livre. Puisqu'il y en a des meilleurs. C'est dommage parce que le début du livre était vraiment bon et l'histoire était prometteuse.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness
This book shows how a woman overcomes emotional abuse by her ex.manola'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
4.25
Tiffy is incredible as a protagonist. She does have an air of this stereotypical movie-quirkiness recurrent in romance stories (mismatched clothing, being 'awkward' in social situations, etc.), but she manages to come across as such a lovely human being you're just glad to listen her talk about her life. Sometimes I did find the work-related shenanigans a bit slower to get through, but the author usually managed to pull something in at the last minute to turn the situation around and throw more conflict into the story.
Leon I also really liked. At first, his POV chapters felt odd and choppy because of his writing style (pretty robot-like, almost), becoming a bit annoying at times. But I eventually warmed up to him and it's interesting to see his writing style evolve as he changes as a character as well.
The rest of the cast was also enjoyable. Tiffy's best friends are a solid presence in the story and don't feel like background stuffing to give more depth to her personal life. Some characters did feel a bit too cartoonish (thinking of Martin here, specifically), and others slipped out of the plot without much reason to (a sort of fling Tiffy has that felt like a device for her development, and an old man-JW-who's suddenly out of the picture at the half-way point without explanation).
But overall, the characters do reel you into the story and push you into becoming invested. Both protagonists have their own personal drama to manage throughout, and some heavier themes are discussed (check trigger warnings here). The story manages to balance a sweet slow-burn romance with issues that carry a darker tinge. The characters feel real because they deal with shitty things that are uncomfortable to think about and more uncomfortable to read about, and they deal with them with a messiness that simply feels... human.
Truly recommend :)
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Chronic illness
amy_in_the_city's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Confinement