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lamentingpat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dysphoria, Alcohol, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
shector1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Dysphoria
Minor: Toxic relationship
penandpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Fatphobia and Dysphoria
soupeatingpigeon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
irksit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship and Vomit
khakipantsofsex's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Dysphoria and Fatphobia
ourxstorybegins's review against another edition
5.0
Some highlights:
- Lily is fat and as a fat character, she is written SO WELL. So many books miss the mark on fat characterization and reading about Lily almost made me cry (in like, an "I feel seen" way, not because it's sad).
- The book is about two characters that are not in their early 20s! Which is not normal for romance! Lily is 32, I believe, and Sam is in their 40s. It's as if single grown-ass adults exist.
- Honestly the fact that this is very much not erotic fiction but the author managed to fit 2 sex scenes is pretty impressive -- also, they contributed to plot progression and didn't feel forced at all.
- Sam's whole *flails arms* thing with gender is incredibly relatable and is a reminder of how complex gender can be for someone. I think the fact that they figured it out later in life (or, rather, realized they didn't have it figured out) is another thing that isn't represented often in fiction.
ESCAPES Rating:
Enjoyment - 10 | Start - 9 | Characters - 10 | Atmosphere - 8 | Plot - 8 | Ending - 9 | Style - 10
This author absolutely has me in a chokehold. This was the start of me working through her backlog after reading and loving Love & Other Disasters, and um.....if I wasn't convinced I'd read everything they've written before now, I'm convinced now.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Fatphobia
A note on the fatphobia: it is just when Lily is talking about past experiences with a family member slash the general fatphobia that comes with living in America. Nothing particularly upsetting.dogbuttsandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
penguin_loves_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Fatphobia and Dysphoria
make_believer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Fatphobia