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Trade Me by Courtney Milan

7 reviews

relin's review

emotional medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

I don't normally read romances set in the current day (or alternative modern day), and I really enjoyed it. There were a number of lines that really stuck with me as ways that challenged how people think about the world, and how Tina and Blake think about each other that I really liked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Classism, and Cursing

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Racism, and Transphobia

clna_2's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

cheye13's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

This was just. beautiful. Made me cry. Best romance I've read in quite some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Torture, and Transphobia

Other potentially senitive topics mentioned are deportation and a tense police interaction.

mythicaldelenn's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Genocide, Medical content, and Transphobia

firefly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Eating disorder

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Religious bigotry

emik13's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really would like to know what’s NOT to like about this book - the technology aspect was so fun to read about. The development of a smart watch was a major plot point and Courtney Milan talks about it in an accessible way that I think even non-techy people will enjoy. And the way it’s used in the grand gesture?? My HEART.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

peachani's review

emotional fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Drug abuse