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readingqueerly'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
Besides the cute romcom plot, I also think it managed to talk about some heavier topics in a relatively light manner. Topics such as depression, anxiety, OCD, panic attacks, sexuality crises, asexuality, etc were all brought up and I never felt that it was dismissed by the author.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
cluckieduck'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
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Minor: Toxic friendship, Violence, and Sexual content
kristakp's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Alcohol and Homophobia
mollyp'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: Sexual content, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Vomit
shelvesofivy'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
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Racism
nicolinebl'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
The story itself: I loved that it was basically like the bachelor but with a very great, very gay twist. Very engaging for most of the book, but got a little boring around 65% in. Got interesting again very quickly though :) And to be honest, I love when it takes a bit more time before they actually get together. I love the pining for each other without daring to make a move because "no way they like me". So I was a bit sad they got together so quickly lol. But that's definitely not a big issue to most people, probably!
Graphic: Homophobia, Biphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Mental illness
Moderate: Violence, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
Minor: Racism and Bullying
angietheace'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: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Homophobia, Vomit, and Sexual content
jmcampbell57's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Moderate: Homophobia
sabrinalefebvre'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
4.25
So cute! I’m not a really big fan of the Bachelor, which may be one of the reasons this isn’t a 5 ⭐️. But I thoroughly enjoyed myself during my reading. I can’t wait to see what the author has in store for us.
Graphic: Biphobia, Ableism, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Vomit
galaxies's review against another edition
I appreciate that Cochrun tried to include diverse characters and mental health representation but it did not work for me at all. The characters were unlikeable/annoying (especially Dev who continually ignores or barrels past Charlie’s boundaries which is such a shitty thing to do), nearly all women in this are mean or harassers (except for Jules who has no personality whatsoever) and the romance I found plain unbelievable. I did not get at all why Charlie and Dev would fall for each other. And why did Cochrun make Dev Indian American? It’s like rep for rep’s sake because in the parts I read there was no inclusion of Indian culture for Dev. Other people have said it before but if you replaced his name with “Matt” for example it wouldn’t change a damned thing.
Plus the writing itself was often awkward and the humour was a miss for me. Did not laugh even once.
Graphic: Biphobia, Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Vomit