Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

49 reviews

kayladaila's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Alcohol, Biphobia, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Sexual content

shaipanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted 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

I loved thisss - I’m so happy I preordered it tbh cause totally worth it 
I didn’t get around to reading it for a few months after I got it in the mail but once I started it yesterday I literally binged it in like 2 days lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Mental illness, Biphobia, and Outing

Minor: Abandonment, Racism, Sexual content, and Vomit

vanessa_rosenberg's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Car accident, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Homophobia

criticalgayze's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

4.0

First, with the increasing discussion around curation of materials for youth, I think this one would best be categorized as "New Adult" rather than Young Adult. I think older or more mature high schoolers could handle the contents here, but I found it to be a little more "Euphoria" than I was expecting going into it.

On the topic of what I wasn't expecting going into If This Gets Out, the story was a lot more bleak than I was expecting. I don't think it is necessarily an unrealistic portrait of what two boy band members in this kind of situation might face from the music industry, but I did find even most of the "romantic" scenes to be tinged with a kind of bitterness and anxiety, and the book never quite gives you a sense of real hope or joy. This story reminded me a lot of the scale of pressures that Alex and Henry face in Red, White, & Royal Blue, but McQuiston gives you so many scenes of pure Queer joy that taking the tough stuff is a little easier, and I think  If This Gets Out could have done with some of that levity.

Having only had one previous experience with either of these authors, Cale Dietrich's The Love Interest (which I DNF'ed), I was apprehensive going in to this reading experience, but I found this one really well written with deep insights that were really affecting. I also really appreciated the main characters, their relationship, and the supporting cast; however, I do think some of the drama could have been cut for time, especially some of the parental conflict that doesn't get quite enough time to resolve properly.

Quotes:
“Already? Didn’t you just say goodbye to him?”
“Yeah but he’s my— Ruben.” (Page 22)
 Enabling is just another word for self- preservation, sometimes. (Page 122)
To somehow trust that I’ll still have worth to the other person if I’m not earning it. (Page 230)
How am I supposed to get off this plane alone, and go home without him, and fall asleep without his scent on my pillow, and wake up to only the echo of the symphony we made together? (Page 298)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Car accident, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Sexual content

kaylin_m's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

it was pretty good, favourite part the last 100 or so pages, kept me on the edge of my seat

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Gaslighting, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Alcohol

gtrue21's review

medium-paced

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

3.75

This wasn’t necessarily “good” in a literary critique sense, but it was cute and heartfelt and enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

foreverbookwandering's review against another edition

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? No

3.0

I wanted to love this more than I did. I liked the exploration of pressure put on artists by management companies and how they mould them into something that makes the most money and has more mass market appeal. I think Zach exploring his sexuality was done really well and I liked the emphasis on coming out on your own terms and when you want to not because someone else wants you to do it. I also thought the relationship with Reuben and his mum where she was constantly putting him down and controlling him was explored well too. 
Ultimately, I just didn’t fall in love with the characters and the book itself but I think it explores some great themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, and Addiction

georgiemay7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

4.0

This book is fluffy and funny, but also outlines the difficulties of working and existing in the spotlight of fame - especially as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Confinement, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Emotional abuse

riella_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

Thank you Netgalley and Wednesday Books for proving me a free audiobook for review.

I won't lie, I almost dnf'd this a couple times about 15% of the way through because it wasn't what I was in the mood for, but I'm so glad I changed my mind because this was such a great book, with a really important storyline. This wasn't just about two members of a boyband falling in love, it was so much more than that. This had a lot of talk about censorship within the media, and how labels can control not only the music you put out, but your lives as well. 

This had triggers for homophobia as well as drug and alcohol use and abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt

collinsd's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Biphobia