Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin Van Whye

53 reviews

a_potato's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Bullying, and Homophobia

itsjusterika's review against another edition

emotional 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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Bullying, and Homophobia

l_353's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: Car accident and Infidelity

antireading's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: Car accident

crysbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

luckyonesoph's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Homophobia

Minor: Cultural appropriation and Violence

querciola's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Outing, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Cursing

Moderate: Hate crime, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

ranjanireviewsreads's review

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

Kevin van Whye brings to life wonderful characters in a very realistic and heart-warming debut.

Lovable characters take center stage and show us why it's still so important to be kind and accepting and loving, especially to people you don't know because you never know what they might be going through.

The writing style brings the plot together with it's poetic lines in heavy scenes, and with humour and light-heartedness between friends and possible lovers. Easy to read and immerse yourself in the world and the circumstances.

It has definitely become a favourite of mine to be picked up when I want a quick, wholesome read.

I received an ARC from Penguin Random House India

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Homophobia

rayne_1906's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

Audiobook - 3 hours 57 minutes - As its own piece of work, this book is pretty good. I liked all the characters, there actually seemed to be chemistry between the two main characters, even if Bryson did seem a little too perfect. All in all, it was very enjoyable to read. However, I found out halfway through reading this that there were accusations of plagiarism. The said work was mentioned in the Author's Notes, but this was a very brief acknowledgement considering how much of the plot was based on this work. If I'm being honest, even something very simple would do, like having the characters who came up with the premise in the first place mention the manga Seven Days as their own source as inspiration - that was it would be embedded in the story and the acknowledgement would be unavoidable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Homophobia

Minor: Car accident

samieron97'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Homophobia

Moderate: Violence