Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Queenie

The author’s writing style felt contemporary, fresh which made reading the book a enjoyable and not a linguistic chore. That being said it deals with very intense themes and reflects back how complicated people/our lives are.

Content Warnings

littlebluebike's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-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

4.0

Content Warnings

books_for_the_bat's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

radiodarkblue's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Content Warnings

onemorepagecrew's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional 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

4.5

This book had me speaking out loud to it many times, asking “whyyyy??” and willing the story to be different for the protagonist, Queenie. We meet Queenie, a mid-twenties Jamaican British woman living in London, as she is navigating her romantic relationship, her friendships, her family, her career, and ultimately her self-worth.

The author did a great job making the foggy bad-decisioned twenties into a tangible cringe that I felt as a reader, while also giving proper space to the more deeply rooted experiences and traumas from Queenie’s past that contribute to her current actions and feelings. Real life experiences are not skirted around, they are in every step of the story in a meaningful way.

I love a book that prioritizes therapy and healing yourself, and one that acknowledges how challenging it is to be the first to make that generational shift is extra special. Her relationship with her grandparents had my heart feeling all the things.

This book was light at points with true humor and more serious at others while Queenie assessed her health, and all throughout it kept reader empathy front-and-center. There were many times I hated a decision she made or situation she was in, but the author always kept me rooting for Queenie. This is a popular Bookstagram pick, and I’ll happily join in and recommend this to others.

Content warnings: Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Mental illness

Content Warnings

gcrespo97's review

Go to review page

challenging emotional 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

This book gave me so much anxiety but it was so good I couldn’t put it down. I had so much love for the main character and wanted things to work out for her so badly.

Content Warnings

scoutabout28's review

Go to review page

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Content Warnings

More...