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I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

12 reviews

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

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Outing, Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

kaneli's review

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Racism, Cultural appropriation, Outing, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

nitya's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-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

4.0

This book!!!!!!!!!!!! I have too many emotions 😭😭😭🥰🥰😭😭

As a plus size Asian (YES WE EXIST), I loved Skye's strength and self-love journey. It was both affirming and cathartic. Also the female friendships/solidarity!!! And Henry being soft and supportive 🥺

Content warning: fatphobia/body shaming, bullying, emotional abuse, queerphobia, homophobia, racism (microaggressions), Harry Potter references (this was written in 2018 though)

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Biphobia, Racism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

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

internationalreads's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Harry Potter references

aromarrie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, and Lesbophobia

bookwormbullet's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a really cute, fluffy YA contemporary & romance! I was attracted to this book solely because of how fun and bright the cover is and how amazing the model for Skye looks on the cover! It always makes me so happy to see plus-size rep, especially in YA--a genre in which every white female MC is slim. Overall, I'd give this book 4.5 stars!

I’m not 100% familiar with the K-pop community and industry, but from what I have heard through social media and friends, there is a lot of blatant fatphobia and homophobia embedded in the entertainment industry. I loved that both Skye and Henry were amazing examples of two figures breaking the norm in the Korean entertainment industry, with both characters being bisexual and Skye being plus-size. Skye especially is such an amazing role model and is unapologetically herself all the time, even in the face of people like her mother and Bora who are insistent on tearing her down. As someone who has also personally experienced fatphobia as a dancer, I really wish I had read about a character like her in a YA book when I was younger! As you may expect, there is pretty explicit fatphobia depicted in this book and homophobia & biphobia (mentioned/not as explicit as the fatphobia), so please be aware of that before you decide to read this book.

I also loved how the romance between Skye and Henry was really genuine and sweet. Normally, romance books have a point of conflict between the two characters as part of the climax, but in this book, Skye and Henry have no major conflict between them. They truly are living their best lives while falling in love with one another and it was honestly so wholesome to read.

If you’re looking for a feel-good YA book with amazing body positivity and an adorable romance, definitely check out I’ll Be the One! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying