Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

110 reviews

alli_andrews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Car accident, Mental illness, Biphobia, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Homophobia

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

This was honestly so hard to work with, because there were so many peaks and troughs. During some readings I wouldn’t move, then during other readings I would put it down constantly 🥲

I’d heard Akwaeke Emezi’s writing was brilliant, and it definitely is, but I need to read more of their work to see if that helps me to gather my thoughts better. I just didn’t feel like I knew their work properly enough to make a true judgment 😫

Content warnings will be included below!

3 out of 5 stars for me. It’s hectic, it’s gritty, it’s uncomfortable. Thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, Biphobia, Violence, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Child death

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Domestic abuse, and Cancer

sundayfever's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

A quick read, steamy romance but also has emotional depth. Always impressed by how Emezi can write differently but beautifully in different genres. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Blood

zombiezami's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Death, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Outing

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, and Biphobia

thirdeyeangel23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

I am Team Feyi all day long!!!! YMAFODWYB was my first experience with Emezi’s writing and has instantly turned me into a fan. This is a story about loss, grief, and all of the messy ways that we move through it. We walk with our main character Feyi who is going through the motions of moving on after tragically losing her fiancé. Interests and friendships become messy when a trip to woo Feyi lands her in the arms of her friends father. I was completely invested in Feyi’s healing journey from beginning to end. Truly a must-read story from Emezi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

lynseyreads_'s review against another edition

hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

daja's review against another edition

I don’t really know what it is about this story but I really didn’t care to continue. I’m all for messy books so I don’t think it’s that. If I had to guess, I would say I’m really just not connecting to the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, and Grief

k_lupin's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

Graphic: Death

Minor: Child death and Homophobia