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- Content warnings: Death of loved one, Grief, Parental death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationships
This Girl
by Colleen Hoover
Book 3 in Slammed
Will Cooper has been keeping secrets, and hearing them changes the meaning of scenes you already loved. Best consumed immediately after Slammed and Point of Retreat while everything is still raw.
goodreads 3.69/5 183,444 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length368 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Cathartic release
- Reluctant hero
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- Forbidden love
- Sweet / tender
- Closure
- Secretly soft
- He falls first
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Romantic fulfillment
- Protector
- Hurt/comfort
- Gentle / romantic
- The angst delivered
- Only one who understands them
- Longing glances
- Beautiful grief
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Forehead touching
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Second chance
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Teacher/student (adult)
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- Secret relationship
- First love
- Healing romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Emotional
- Heavy
- Medium
- Survivor
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- Romantic
- Conversational
- Soft/gentle
- Heartwarming
- Raw
- Bittersweet
- Introspective
- Hopeful
- Earnest
- Nostalgic
- Warm
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Different because
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book