Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

5 reviews

dvnrm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Outing

fanboyriot's review against another edition

funny 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

Read For:

Slow Burn

Happy Ending
Email Romance
Heart-Warming

Friends to Lovers

I don’t know how I loved the re-read of this even more but I did.  The emails were iconic and all the little things they talked about being mentioned later on, like the oreos for example.

This was just such a cute and funny read that I didn’t even know how comforting it was to read until years later re-reading it.  The characters were so detailed and loveable.  Simon’s humor was everything.

(First Person POV)

Spice: 🌶 (lightly mentioned)

Rep: Gay MC, BIPOC LI/SCs, Jewish LI, Bisexual SCs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, and Outing

Moderate: Hate crime, Body shaming, Biphobia, Homophobia, Ableism, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Fatphobia

loongbooy's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Minor: Cursing, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Cursing and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

my tweet to author Becky Albertalli from March 2016 (which she responded to!) still holds true to how I feel about this book: "I just finished Simon vs. and I need 1296301634 more LGBT+ novels like this!!". 
The e-mails Simon and Blue exchange... I would read a book just with those flirtatious e-mail interactions. But I would probably have to take breaks because they are just too damn sweet to handle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Gaslighting and Alcohol