Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

16 reviews

finnthehuman217's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring 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

5.0

The split of having a protagonist who is neurodivergent and the other one who is queer, this book is just incredible. One of my favorite things about it aside from the fact that it satisfies like 2 notches in BookRiot’s Read Harder challenge is the way Tay’s character is written, she is a great example of what good representation is!!! I read Jen Wilde’s second book The Brightsiders which if you haven’t picked it up please do! It’s incredible! But flipping between Charlie and Tay Is so interesting because you see the difference between the two but you see why they are friends. It’s awesome! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Biphobia

rafacolog's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Biphobia

madamenovelist's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Ableism

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, and Bullying

I content tagged moderate cultural appropriation because one of the POV characters is Chinese Australian and the author is … definitely not. And while I assume no harm was intended, I personally feel uncomfy about a white author writing a quirky primary hair-colored Asian protagonist that just drop 3 or 4 small references to her heritage and that’s it. It was very refreshing to read about Charlie’s & Jamie’s & Taylor’s friendship, Charlie becoming more comfy in her bisexuality and

branching out with a girl for the first time

,, and Taylor learning to navigate stressful environments while autistic. Several of Taylor’s moments hit me like a freight train in a good way. I just wish the author had not picked a heritage for Charlie she could not accurately flesh out. One more thing that’s more a personal quibble: it was hard to suspend disbelief that Alyssa would actually

UPLOAD FOOTAGE OF KISSING BY MISTAKE

. I was rolling my eyes while listening to the audiobook because REALLY?!??

bookish_jena's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Fatphobia and Toxic relationship

franchesca_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

Minor: Biphobia

achay91's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Sexism, and Mental illness

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Biphobia, Bullying, Ableism, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexism

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

It’s a soft book that would probably have benefited from being longer. Everything happens in a weekend – which I can understand, since that’s how long most conventions are – and it feels a bit rushed. You get everything thrown at you at once. I don’t feel like I had enough time with the characters to get to enjoy any of them, even though one of them is very similar to me.

I wish it had been more of a SDCC kinda con (which I thought it was gearing up to be, with where it is and all the star sighting), going on for a week. I think it would have given more time to flesh out the characters and their relationships.

I also didn’t love the aphobia in there, but I’ll let it go since it’s an older novel.

Cute, but I wouldn’t reread it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Biphobia

Minor: Blood

jodierose14's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Biphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Ableism

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

This book made my little nerdy anxiety-ridden queer heart so happy! Absolutely adorable. This takes place at a convention and I love that! It is absolutely adorable how geeky these characters are!  I also LOVE the two love stories in this! Absolutely, with all my heart, I ship them both so hard! So cute.  I think this book did an excellent job with its anxiety rep and I totally feel for Tay! She is such an amazing character! I also loved all the character growth that Charlie went through! Great book, highly recommend for a quick light read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

Moderate: Biphobia, Ableism, and Toxic relationship