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romanticlover_777'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction and Death
lancy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
nineinchnails'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? Yes
4.0
reread: 8/1/2024
i actually enjoyed this about as much as i did the first time i read it (possibly more because devil's night crumbs) but i just don't rate purely for enjoyment anymore. i stand by what i said in 2020 it's still really refreshing to have an objectively flawed heroine in this subgenre and while most of the other characters were very one dimensional, the main characters were still interesting and likeable!
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first read: 27/12/2020
i actually really enjoyed this book it was hot n the pacing was really good!! ryen’s character was so refreshing it’s nice to read about a romance heroine having a flaw that isn’t ‘too nice’. also the actual premise was kinda unique! However it is a little cringy at some points especially the epilogue with him being a famous rockstar but i guess that comes with having the male lead be a musician
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, and Abandonment
wackzo'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
honeybunchesofoats06'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
ashleereadsbooks692's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
megmccreery's review against another edition
1.0
This was written like a 2013 Wattpad fanfic, and while After was a problem, I would beg that this book was 100 percent more of a problem. The girls that say Misha is their dream dude-- do you need help? Are you okay?
Misha and Ryen's relationship is the most toxic and absolutely insane thing I've ever read. Somehow this is marketed as a romance, but it's really just gaslighting, manipulating, and bullying each other into somehow thinking they work together and should stay together. All of the other plot lines that weren't about their relationship are equally insane and so stupid. Ryen's fourth grade thing where she ditched her friend is so dumb. Misha's whole fake identity plot was obscene. And all of this is happening in HIGH SCHOOL. I think people are so blinded by the spice to remember everything else that happened in the actual plot, and the fact that it's all around high schoolers is BAD.
Like 50 pages in, Misha breaks into Ryen's house, steals her journal, threatens to spread the pages around the school, basically attacks her and threatens her with scissors, and then he just leaves. Sir! That's breaking and entering! And assault! Crimes! And Ryen's like not even phased and still continues to interact with him for the rest of the book. I'll leave this review with some of the just ~iconic in such a bad way~ quotes from this book.
"But I have to admit, fucking with her in class today was the first time I've smiled in a while. It's hard to resist." -Misha about Ryen
"What a double-edged sword. Am I angry she's a fake, weak-assed, little liar? Yes. But am I happy she's got the body of a 🌽⭐️? Hell yes. She doesn't have to talk for me to look." - Misha
"I want my deliquent." -Misha
"'You're all over Facebook, shaking your ass and doing body shots. I'm not happy.'" - Misha
"I'm sick of her defiance and how she won't give me an inch." - Misha
"'I wish we would have met in grade school,' I say quietly, smiling to myself. 'We would've played well together. On the playground, I mean.'" - Misha
"He hurt me, and I hurt him, but shit happens and love doesn't change. He makes me happier, he makes me stronger, and he knows everything and still wants me. If he can say the same, then this is it. The real thing. This is us together." -Ryen (YOU'RE DELUSIONAL)
Also, the epilogue is TERRIBLE. Five years later is 23, and they're married and Ryen is pregnant. And somehow Misha is a rockstar with the band even though his lyrics suck so bad.
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Eating disorder and Hate crime
carrington_28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, and Sexual content
cherrygray's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
syds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Violence