Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Heart Trick by Kristen Granata

4 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love Kristen Granata books! Cassidy is a romance writer stuck in a rut after her boyfriend cheats on her. Trenton is a hockey player with a less than stellar image after finding out his fiance cheated in him with his best friend and teammate. After the paps picture Trenton helping Cassie get away from her ex boyfriend, Trentons PR agent drafts a fake dating contact to improve his image. Cassie agrees as long as he agrees to be inspiration for her next novel. This novella is adorable, gut wrenching, and sexy all in one. Granata manages to make all the characters so lovable and developed that 180 pages feels like 380. Legitimately my only issue with this book is how insta lovey it felt with the time jumps and conflict. They hate each other and then they don't. Theres like almost no in between. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

hanreadssbooks's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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sweet, spicy, and quick. i liked the overall plot and story, but it felt like it was missing something. there could’ve been more depth to the writing and the characters as well, but i’m going to read the next one still. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Violence

ambercunningham's review against another edition

3.5

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

sh543's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia

Moderate: Addiction, Blood

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident