Reviews tagging 'Acephobia/Arophobia'

How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

8 reviews

bdingz's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

3.5

I enjoyed this! A nice holiday romance that incorporates Christmas but at the same time, isn’t too holiday-heavy. I think it could be read any time of year. I wasn’t blown away, but I liked it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia

Mild acephobia but no arophobia. An elderly person experiences a fall and a minor injury and there are a couple of relatively short scenes in hospital in the last quarter of the book.

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

runlaurarun's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

lilou0922's review

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall not a bad book. It is what it says it is, funny, but not very quotable. I appreciate the niche interests of the main characters but in the last third, it got slightly annoying, especially Shani

when she threw fossils away

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I absolutely love the doggy he's absolutely adorable and amazing. Beatrice and the other two roommates are fun but forgettable. It has a good plot in the beginning then it quickly turns into just a romance where the main character ditches her friends and family for love.

  She even fails at the one thing she promised she'd do at the start of the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol

johnboscoreads's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

Putting aside the cute Sapphic romance, the book also casually includes a 96 year old anti-fascist who was put on trial under McCarthy for being a communist.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Acephobia/Arophobia

abigail_reads06's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Religious bigotry

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

nfoutty's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Car accident