Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy

7 reviews

cheye13's review

emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this little gem of a romance! I felt it was perfectly balanced in every direction. All characters felt very real and complex, and I liked the couple's push and pull together. This story excellently balanced the levity of a YA romance with the actual gravity of being queer and/or coming out in the US south (or US southern culture). The story also juggled a lot of messages, but they all worked together well; nothing got muddled or lost. While some were less important, the narrative reflected that and devoted just enough screen time as needed. I was also pleasantly surprised by the characters' physical relationship – yet again, I thought it struck a perfect balance of addressing the topic while remaining a YA story. Some of the concepts were a little cliche or twee but they were so well executed, I gobbled it up. Overall an excellent romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Chronic illness

Minor: Sexual content

some minor homophobic jokes, a significant amount of internalized homophobia, and discussion of past internalized lesbophobia

princessdana36's review

emotional funny relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

fanboyriot's review

emotional 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:

😘 RomCom

☕️ Family Secrets

🎡 Dollywood Vibes 

🤫 Secret Relationship

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Country Music

The backstory to this was so good, the family secrets, hidden songs, and some good old gay country music.  As someone who grew up listening to country music it is so satisfying to see all the queer artists gaining recognition.  So I loved this book and Emmett fully committed to his dream.

I am so happy with how this book ended.  I was a little nervous there for a second.  The internalized homophobia ran deep.  Having said that the character development was amazing.  All the characters were written nicely, they had depth and personality.  I really enjoyed reading this.

Release Date: 07, June 2022

POV: Switching, First Person

Spice: 🌶️ (mentioned)

Rep: Gay (MCs), BIPOC (SCs), Multiple Sclerosis (MC’s Mom)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Racism, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Cursing, Sexual content, and Grief

moodreadererin's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

This was a book club book. I listened to the audiobook. the narrators did an amazing job. I believe the author had the story plotted out well . I enjoyed seeing some of the plot twists and it was neat seeing them working at a park inspired by one I grew up going to  . I did struggle getting through this book due how Luke treated Emmett through most of the book. I also felt that some of Emmett's actions came off selfish at the beginning . The character development and the ending made this book worth the listen . I did end up liking the characters . I also liked the plot twist. I was glad I stuck with it .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Infidelity and Grief

Minor: Outing

imstephtacular's review

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Medical content, Classism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, Lesbophobia, and Grief

Minor: Outing, Infidelity, and Hate crime

pey333'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism and Vomit

thewildmageslibrary's review

3.5

Pretty enjoyable! It reminded me a lot of Dolly Parton, which I think was the point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content