Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall

6 reviews

ebp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Sexism, Misogyny, and Body shaming

imstephtacular's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Fatphobia, Classism, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Cursing, Vomit, and Body shaming

mostlykenny's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Gaslighting, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Sexism, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment and Transphobia

LANDON IS A BITCH and also he’s usually saying a lot of the stuff I put as warnings. He’s a bitch. Fuck Landon, all my homies hate Landon.

tinytrashqueen's review

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: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

ezwolf's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I’m always a bit hesitant going in to romance books, even more so when they’re YA. But I still wanted to give this a chance because it’s plus size queer rep, and I loved it! While this is a romance book, it does a great job focusing on making the effort to be a better person and examine biases you may have. Also that you shouldn’t change to make people like you, they should like you for who you are. 

Hollis is very relatable to my teenage self and if I’d had her story to read in high school, maybe I would have realized I wasn’t straight sooner. I love that her fatness, even when it’s referenced antagonistically, it’s done in a way to explain that fat isn’t bad, just a part of who Hollis is. And then also the little things of living in a fat body that don’t get written about, the most notable to me is when Hollis drops her phone in the car and has to get it from the floorboard. 

The relationship between Hollis and  Aini is so cute and the friendship they form with their Secrets & Sorcery group is wonderful. Hollis and Iffy’s friendship is just as important as Hollis and Aini’s relationship. This book has also only strengthened my desire to learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons. 

Thank to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body shaming, Violence, Cursing, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Death

lprongs's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, and Transphobia