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emmah_reads's review
3.5
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I felt like there were too many plot points in this book - could have done without the career plot line and definitely withoutthe graphic depictions of sexual assault and eating disorder plot line !
The exploration of societal expectations and norms of adulthood, and the challenges of pushing against them, was more interesting and the more compelling aspect of the narrative. The author makes really astute observations on partnership and platonic love through Violet’s story, but they get a little lost in everything else that this book is trying to do.
I felt like there were too many plot points in this book - could have done without the career plot line and definitely without
The exploration of societal expectations and norms of adulthood, and the challenges of pushing against them, was more interesting and the more compelling aspect of the narrative. The author makes really astute observations on partnership and platonic love through Violet’s story, but they get a little lost in everything else that this book is trying to do.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Child death
booksandbargains's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I REALLY don't know what to say about this one! I was really enjoying it, and the bisexual representation was spot in, for the first time! There was this feeling though to me that the last 10% things happened that shouldn't have all happened so fast in my opinion, it was just really jarring and a little bit too neat. Overall I enjoyed the book, but there needs to be some major content warnings and I think serious themes such as EDs were just kind of thrown in flippantly and then ignored. I enjoyed the authors writing style but yeah< I am going to have to put more thought into this one!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder
0hxneybee's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
This book is dumb. There is so much lack of explanation from scene to scene sometimes. The main character is supposed to be 26 years old but the whole time she acts like a teenager who’s prefrontal cortex is no where close to being fully developed. She is completely hypocritical in terms of her thoughts and actions and then wonders how she ended up in the situation she’s in. The sex scenes in this book were okay *biggest shrug of my life* but they always had such a weird undertone about them. I’m so surprised I did not DNF this book. The only reason I did not give this zero stars was because the fact that Violet and Nadia made up but even that plot line was dropped after a chapter. Also the dinner scene with Sasha and Mimi was cute but once again dropped after a chapter. JUST FOR HER TO GO INTERACT WITH LOTTIE AND SIMON THE NEXT DAY. Also her description of her SA scenes and eating disorders were done absolutely terribly. I was not satisfied by the ending. Ironic for the book title.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault
emilymacgregor99's review against another edition
2.0
Bought this as a holiday read and glad I didn’t get round to it as it would have just pissed me off by the sea instead of on a Manchester bus.
Started strong - silly and funny and quick - and then just went backwards. The characters that are supposed to be alluring and charming are irritating and smarmy from the jump so you never connect or see the attraction the main character feels for them.
The dialogue is so unrealistic as to be embarrassing and the ending comes out of nowhere. “Love story for greedy girls” is frankly patronising as there is no form of pure or rewarding love in all 300 pages.
Started strong - silly and funny and quick - and then just went backwards. The characters that are supposed to be alluring and charming are irritating and smarmy from the jump so you never connect or see the attraction the main character feels for them.
The dialogue is so unrealistic as to be embarrassing and the ending comes out of nowhere. “Love story for greedy girls” is frankly patronising as there is no form of pure or rewarding love in all 300 pages.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
lauren_smyth's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-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
Firstly this book was hilarious (while somehow also being incredibly sad). It was easy to read and I flew through it! I really wish the ending wasn’t so rushed though, it felt a bit just odd. Like magically things changed over the last 30 pages. Also I don’t know if it was just me being unobservant but there really wasn’t much of a sense of time in this.
Overall I do recommend this book! It’s a good read and I’m looking forward to reading more by the author
(Definitely check the TW before you read)
Overall I do recommend this book! It’s a good read and I’m looking forward to reading more by the author
(Definitely check the TW before you read)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Eating disorder and Vomit
breekeeler's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child death
amyp3's review against another edition
funny
reflective
tense
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? Yes
4.0
Uncomfortable and weird but actually v good
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
hellohannah's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
rkpitch1234's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
oh, to belong
i’m not sure my feelings about this book. at this moment immediately after finishing it, all i feel is “okay yeah that happened”
i don’t think i’ll think much more about this book.
i’m not sure my feelings about this book. at this moment immediately after finishing it, all i feel is “okay yeah that happened”
i don’t think i’ll think much more about this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
I did expect more from this but it was still an entertaining read.
The bad decisions by the MC got a bit annoying, and the sex scenes were frankly bizarre, starting and ending very suddenly. Plus the MC came within about four seconds every time which just made the entire thing feel even more unrealistic.
It has some interesting things to say about rich people/the art world but when getting down to the nitty gritty story I was dissatisfied.
The bad decisions by the MC got a bit annoying, and the sex scenes were frankly bizarre, starting and ending very suddenly. Plus the MC came within about four seconds every time which just made the entire thing feel even more unrealistic.
It has some interesting things to say about rich people/the art world but when getting down to the nitty gritty story I was dissatisfied.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexism, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault