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elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Despite loveable characters and a plot with so much potential, The Accidental Pinup’s pacing problems hold this cute novel back from greatness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage and Misogyny
yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This book was just okay for me. The characters fell flat and I felt like I didn’t really know them other than photography. The relationship was just fine nothing crazy. I liked the whole setup of boudoir photographers. The third act break up killed me. Reid fucked I’m and it didn’t feel like he was fighting for her or groveling. the make-up was sweet but underwhelming. I also wasn’t a huge fan of this writing style. It mixed up povs sometimes and some scene cuts were not seamless. One line we were in one scene and the very next line was a different scene with no break or transition.
TLDR: overall a cute story but the execution fell flat for me
TLDR: overall a cute story but the execution fell flat for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
melodyseestrees's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Fatphobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol
bluejayreads17's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Interesting plot, location, details and nice writing. I enjoyed the specifics of Chicago, photography and fashion. The ending did not leave enough pages and groveling for me to root for the male main character. What he did was enraging and even his redemption grand gesture didn’t feel like growth or understanding to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Racism
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage
laurelloaf's review against another edition
I wasn't liking the direction the book was going with some themes. I read a review that confirmed all my worst suspicions so I noped right out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
thirdeyeangel23's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I went into this expecting a romance between two rival photographers featuring a bombshell plus-size FMC, but got an entitled white man steam-rolling over our FMC packaged as a love story. (Possible spoilers) Cassie is a budding photographer and collaborator on friend’s inclusive line of lingerie. When the line gets it’s retail debut, Cassie is strong armed into becoming the lead model and handing over the photography to her rival Reid Montgomery. While working on this campaign feelings blossom, but all the while Reid is taking money from the Corp in exchange for undermining Cassie. In the end, he truly does almost nothing to redeem himself especially when he had no true justification for swindling Cassie. There’s no romance in a white man stealing from and lying to a black woman while bedding her. This book gets extra points for the body positivity but… it’s a no for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Racism
kshertz's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This was a really cute little Romance novel. It was nice to have a plus size protagonist. They didn’t seem to have too many problems to overcome so it would get kind of boring at times just because there wasn’t a ton of drama and they were communicating like adults. So I appreciate that they were doing that but it also didn’t keep me enthralled because it wasn’t dramatic enough I guess. But overall it’s a really cute sweet book that you can enjoy without too many issues popping up for the couple.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
kharlan3's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Body shaming, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
hellowildflower's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual content