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heftsi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Great book but with a surprising amount of intense and varied trauma throughout the book. This is not a lighthearted love story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Transphobia, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Deadnaming and Emotional abuse
bookish_in_bklyn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
This book is more fiction with a side of romance than totally romance-focused, but I really enjoyed the story!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
Minor: Death
myceliamorel's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Grief, and Dysphoria
caseythereader's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.75
Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.
- A SHOT IN THE DARK is a book that blends a romcom premise with the heavy internal exploration of a literary fiction novel.
- I don't always enjoy a novel as plotless as this one, but I found Ely and Wyatt to be such magnetic characters and I flew right through it.
- This book is so queer and so messy. It's also loving and thoughtful, and hopeful without promising that everything will work out perfectly.
- A SHOT IN THE DARK is a book that blends a romcom premise with the heavy internal exploration of a literary fiction novel.
- I don't always enjoy a novel as plotless as this one, but I found Ely and Wyatt to be such magnetic characters and I flew right through it.
- This book is so queer and so messy. It's also loving and thoughtful, and hopeful without promising that everything will work out perfectly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol