Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

4 reviews

dumplingscomet's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

On the plus side, I think it was a decently realistic depiction of a suburban teen life which didn’t conveniently forget that the kids had school at certain times and it was not difficult to follow and pretty engaging. On the minus side, most of the supporting characters could have used a bit more development to seem like real people and a lot of the plot developments felt rushed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Cancer, and Racism

Probably the biggest flaw of the book is that it contains the notorious black best friend trope. I feel like there was some effort to give Q a life outside of Frank, but it did not feel as significant as it should have. Mentioning why he goes by queue in the first place besides the fact that he doesn’t like being called Will would have been a good start

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

theespressoedition's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Honestly, I'm not the right person to write a review about this book. My thoughts are not OwnVoices in the slightest, so I'll keep it incredibly brief:

This book is hard to read. It tackles a lot--a LOT-- of really difficult racial and political topics. If you think you're about to read a cute YA romcom, just know that's not what you'll be getting. The romance is minimal, the family is priority, and the hard conversations take center stage.

I enjoyed the almost dark teen humor and the author's way of writing. However, I don't think I would be desperate to pick up the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief and Sexual content

jellyfishyishy's review

emotional funny reflective fast-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

4.0

Was not a romance book. It was a book about romance. And I loved that. ~~because romance makes me uncomfortable.~~ Everything was so accurate to my life. It was crazy. Cried at the end. 고마워요!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit