Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

146 reviews

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent and Death

jamespotterluv's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

SHAOFUAFI okay this was a ride. FALSE ADVERTISEMENT BC I WAS EXPECTING A LIGHTHEARTED BOOK. but it kind of made it well rounded that it wasnt j lighthearted??? also in the most respectful way possible this read sm like a fanfiction icl. it was easy to read ig. it was a LILLL sanist n ableist BUT it seems a lot of books are and this was one was v brief unlike others so i'll let alexis off. the ending in all honesty felt a lil rushed n honestly alexis bae i stuck w u for 50+ chapters i would not care less if u had dragged the ending out a lil bit. it kind of lost the momentum bc we all knew what was coming n we literally got hit w it. so that's a note. anyway. it's a good book. it's a great book n this was so cute!! most of the time. other times i cried. this is not a 100% lighthearted book, u have been misled. also pick a better charity next time. is that charity even a concept? u could have picked anything. it was funny tho. ALSO THE COMEBACKS/SNARKY COMMENTS HAD ME GIGGLING. this book had me giggling kicking my feet twirling my hair fr. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Cancer

basically jon fleming sucks.

lil_bored_creature's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Eating disorder and Homophobia

arnold_shelby's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

litstyleguide's review against another edition

4.0

I thought this fake dating MM romance was delightfully quirky and laugh out loud funny, y’all. Absolutely loved all the characters. They were all SO unique and I thought Alexis did a great job really showcasing their personalities. 

I really loved this until we got to the end. It felt a bit forced and completely out of character for one of our MCs based on what we saw throughout the book. I think there could have been a bit more development there. Overall though, I thought this was a fun read with depth and enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Homophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder

lim's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment and Infidelity

jacksons_books_and_music's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a wonderful read! I adored the characterization, humor, and emotional vulnerability. I definitely plan on reading the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Homophobia

Minor: Eating disorder

Love interest has an eating disorder. It’s not talked about a lot, but it’s there and it’s addressed. Love interest’s parents are superficially supporting of his homosexuality, but their microaggressions are many and intense, even though they’re only around for one scene. The main character really struggles with mental health, mainly in the form of depression and difficulty trusting others, and his lack of self worth.

merryfaith's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Homophobia, Abandonment, and Sexual content

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Classism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

alexelli's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Has a good plot, fake boyfriend to real boyfriend trope. Good character development, they developed individually and together. Building a relationship together but also building there own personal relationships. Luc’s friends get tossed to the side a lot, only being part of the story when he needs something from them. There is a lot of casual homophobia that they brush over. He will mention it in small call outs but doesn’t really stand up for himself or others. Let’s it happen and makes a small comment and moves on. Not comfortable as a queer person reading. The friends are mostly queer but it feels like a token queer friend stretched into a queer friend group that of course a gay guy would have. Also a weird toss in at the end about Oliver maybe having an eating disorder. Wouldn’t be as bad if more time had been taken to talk about this or if mental health was an overall theme but it seemed like a weird toss in of buzzwords. So overall a good plot but a lot of small issues with writing. Feels like a straight woman writing a straight story and changing the characters last minute. Good read, just not perfect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Addiction

Minor: Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Mental illness