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Blindsided: Alternate Cover by Amy Daws

21 reviews

colettelikesstuff's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

2.25

The first 50% of this book, I nearly DNF'd twice. The FMC 's issues with her body were a STRUGGLE to read, and not in a "wow, this is an emotional journey" way, but in a "woman, seriously, call a therapist because I cannot handle your self-deprecation and self-esteem issues" way. The MMC also felt more caricature than character. The second half of the book improved some (enough I was willing to finish reading), but yeah - no interest to pick this up again or read anything else in the series.

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carsons1996's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

The perfect mix of cute and funny and sexy. I just loved the main characters right away and their dynamic was just so real and fun. Love me a curvy girl romance, just because I feel so much more connecte to characters like that! And I love me a big ole athlete boi! This was a true friends to lovers that I really enjoyed from beginning to end. The

third act breakup was one I actually enjoyed reading because it was so real and it wasn't just them giving in to each other after being apart for a few days.

It was just such a wonderful story that I devoured so quickly, I couldn't put it down!

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mizmanderz's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-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

3.0

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creativekristi's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad 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? Yes

4.0

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lauragracel's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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ronnieex's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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crystalmackey's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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green_mm's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.75

I was enjoying the book until about the last third, when a few of the statements characters began making seemed to reflect archaic views of gender. At one point, a few of the women in the novel agree that a wife should take the last name of her husband because it is a good confidence booster for him. This felt like a condescending and oversimplified view of a woman marrying a man. I cannot see a person changing their name, a feature of their identity they have had their whole life, to make their partner feel good, as an easy decision you make just for the benefit of your spouse; this thought demonstrated a lack of sympathy and comprehension for the feelings of pride, attachment, and personhood some women have for their name. The way men in the novel are excused for their possessive behavior by way of their intrinsic caveman mentality was also off-putting. Wanting to prevent a woman from going out in a revealing outfit, sleeping with multiple people, or even dating casually is possessive behavior that should not be excused. Especially not when said woman is not even your exclusive partner and the reasoning behind the possessiveness is basically “boys will be boys” but repackaged for grown men. Men can help it, and they should be written in ways that hold them accountable as such. Also, Mac never actually expands on

realizing he is in love with Freya,

which made me feel like he really was not. His grandfather basically tells him he is, and Roan heavily implies that he is, but the reader never sees Mac himself have much independent thought about it, which does not inspire confidence for the audience that he

truly understands his feelings for

her. Overall, the book was an easy read, but the portrayal of gender roles disagreed with my own opinions, and the trope of the main male character being possessive was tired and disappointing.

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marief21's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

4.5

The book starts off very slow. Don’t give up on it. Just be patient.

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jelam0721's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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