Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

14 reviews

ellytheskelly's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Eating disorder

charminggoats's review

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

While pets of the book are cute and funny, there’s also a LOT of body image stuff that makes this one a hard read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Biphobia

tuliptohru's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Eating disorder and Biphobia

lilybear3's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

This is the fluffy, happily-ever-after, YA romance that I crave every now and then.  I loved this book and it made me smile reading it.  I liked that this book dealt with fatphobia and beauty standards in Korean and American culture.  It also dealt with strained parent/child relationship, LGBTQ+ issues, and bullying.  I loved that Skye had support from friends and others, but she was ultimately her own source of encouragement.  She believed in herself and gave herself confidence, even if it meant battling the voices in her head.  There is a good amount of queer characters and I am happy that there is bi representation!  Lots of pop culture references and, of course, K-pop songs and references!  I will be thinking about Henry for a very long time because he is simply perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Racism, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship

calamityin's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Gaslighting, Racism, Stalking, and Biphobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Outing

v_neptune's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder and Racism

mals_library's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Biphobia

lily1304's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Delightfully unsubtly fat-positive, it's like the whole point of the book. It's a really fun, cute adventure, but we still get to see Skye's very realistic struggles with body image and harassment. I also really appreciate that Skye is explicitly bisexual even though the love interest is a guy so it doesn't "matter" to the plot - like yeah, make her queer! Why not?

Also, oh my god,

the super hot love interest guy is ALSO BISEXUAL? I love it, I need more bisexual male characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

I don't always love fluffy romances, but I adored this book. the author really does a great job of setting the stage for Sky, and crafting loveable characters. The romance plotline can reduce my enjoyment of a story, but it didn't in this case. I absolutely loved this feel-good story from start to finish. 

📘The Gist 📘: Sky enters a K-pop reality TV show competition for don't and dance. She's determined to be her own hero, showing off her incredible song and dance skills and not compromising on her weight. Unexpectedly, she finds a little romance along the way! 

📒Representation📒: fat mc, m-spec mc, bisexual mc, Korean American mc, wlw sc

💕 For readers looking for 💕: fluffy feel good stories, confident characters, drama, K-pop, celebrity romance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Racism, Xenophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Eating disorder, Cultural appropriation, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

Body shaming from a parent, cyber bullying

bodiesinbooks's review

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, and Child abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Racism

Eating disorder refers to diets and behaviours, not an actual diagnosis.