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Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert

5 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

funny 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

5.0

📍Roadtrip

💕 Found Family

👍 Rivals to Lovers

Conrad and Alden have such a good rivals to lovers relationship.  They both play the card game Odyssey and have the opportunity to play in tournaments, something that is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of trip.  If they win it would help solve some of the problems in their lives.

The queer rep in this book was so nicely written, I loved how it was all normalized, and how there were so many queer characters.  The found family was everything.  And I have to mention how much I loved all the artwork throughout this book!

I love how well the characters worked together how the rivals became friends and then boyfriends.  The grumpy x sunshine trope fit their personalities so well.

Spice Level: 🌶️ (1/5)

Release Date: 02, June 2020

POV: Switching, First Person

Rep: Gay (MCs), LGBTQIA+ (SCs), Mental Health, Neurodivergent characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Cursing

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Outing

angelfireeast24's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

beth_s98's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A very fun story! As someone who knows people who are into similar card games like Magic the Gathering and who have gone to various conventions, it was neat to see that explored. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Outing, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

hrtlss_grl's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Child abuse

Minor: Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

nutm3g's review

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I had such a wonderful time reading Conventionally Yours. It was a fun and nerdy queer romcom that had so many favorite tropes within it. The characters have various backgrounds (we only get a good look at the romantic couple this time around, but the others will be explored in the next ones in the series) such as two mothers with successful careers vs bigoted conservative parents. It touches nicely on how regardless of an upbringing, everyone struggles with something. There is a neurodivergent main character as well as a nonbinary secondary character (will get their own spotlight in another book in this series). Overall, Conventionally Yours was simply a fun romantic queer read with a core in nerd/fandom culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Death, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Mental illness