Reviews with content warning for Transphobia - Most Ardently

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Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

324 reviews

k8linthegr8's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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name_randomletters's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.0

The queering worked really well, but I fear it’s more for casual P&P fans than obsessives like myself. Some of the flattening of the social structures, ages and characters were unnecessary and made a few of the things the author insisted on keeping from P&P kind of odd. I would still recommend it all day long. What an enjoyable read.

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megdye487's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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wildatheart1339's review against another edition

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4.5

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uffdawn's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

5.0

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beerandnettles's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Fast, lighthearted(ish) historical YA queer and trans romance retelling of Pride and Prejudice where everything works out way better than expected! Don't expect this to be a shot-for-shot remake or keep the diction; it has the characters and plot elements but it's otherwise a modern retelling--and that's fine!
The character deals with a lot of misgendering, misogyny, and dysphoria throughout the book, but almost everyone who knows he's a boy is accepting and loving and incredibly supportive so it works out and feels really wholesome overall. I want Mr. Bennet to be my dad.

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rennygrunau's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing 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? No

4.0

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izzyrbell's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

I realize the star rating isn’t going to seem to reflect how much I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was a wonderful story of queer joy and I love the remixed classics series because they provide fantastic takes on the classics style tales that historically do not give any voice to the existence of queer people.

If you’re looking for a lovely, lighthearted read that you know will end with joy and self-love, this is absolutely the read for you!

(The author also provides a note on historical accuracy and research at the end of the book which was awesome because that was one thing I kept overthinking when I should have just been enjoying a delightful book.)

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nb_alex's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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billyanne's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

I wouldn't say this felt like a P&P retelling, more like someone who's only read other retelling's and not the original source took a shot at writing their own version. I appreciated the representation and the book was overall mostly enjoyable, but it felt nothing like P&P, and the main characters lacked anything that truly made them feel like Darcy and "Elizabeth"/Oliver, regardless of gender. There was also a lack of development, all the characters felt the same at the start as they did at the beginning.

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