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bidoofenergy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Classism
Moderate: Death and Ableism
wisewayfarer'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
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Death and Car accident
embla_v's review against another edition
4.5
Khai har autism och är övertygad om att han inte har några känslor, inga viktiga känslor iallafall. Hans mamma blir ytterst frustrerad av detta och tar saken i egna händer. Hon ska välja en brud till sin son.
Esmeralda får ett förvånande erbjudande från en mystisk kvinna som är för bra för att säga nej till. Esme får spendera en hel sommar i USA och kanske kan hon förföra en Khai till att gifta sig med henne.
Inget går dock som någon av de tänkt sig och deras relation åker bergochdalbana, men kommer åkturen stanna på marken eller fortsätta upp mot himlen?
Oerhört rolig, underhållande och intressant bok med mycket åsikter, känslor, förvirring och förälskelse. Boken har spice, 18+. Rekommenderar starkt till den som vill ha en underhållande bok med en romans som tar många svängar.
Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Death, Sexual content, Ableism, and Vomit
Minor: Classism, Deportation, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, and Pregnancy
scmorgan21'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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Ableism, Car accident, and Child death
hannibanani29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Classism, Ableism, Medical content, and Cursing
Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Alcohol
takarakei'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, Ableism, and Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Car accident
ladythana'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Ableism and Classism
0701mango's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Sexism, Classism, and Racism
Minor: Ableism
megang519's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Car accident, Grief, and Sexual content
alindeman'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? It's complicated
4.5
I also absolutely LOVED Mai/Esme’s character. Throughout the whole book, whether Kai pulled her in or pushed her away, she knew she had value and that it couldn’t be diminished by anything or anyone. She is such an incredible, strong, hardworking, and loving character. Of course she had insecurities about her background, but she always bounced back to “I can feel my worth and no one can take that away from me”. And I just love, love, LOVE seeing that in female characters, especially for POC. This book was largely about the personal struggles of these two characters, and while it touched on systemic and institutional barriers for them, that was not the focus; the focus was their own independent character growth and their love.
I cannot rave about this book enough (clearly).
I cannot imagine the joy and positive impact this will bring to autistic people, young and old alike, getting to see themselves starring in a romance. Helen hoang is doing such important work- and doing it so goddamn well- I hope she never stops writing.
PS- I am neither Vietnamese nor autistic and that didn’t take away anything from my enjoyment of the book, in case anyone is wondering.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Grief, Death, and Ableism