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thrntnja's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent
sam_malaika's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Outing and Gaslighting
indieandajean's review against another edition
- 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
It's always been easy for me to relate to Ali's characters, but our heroine Elsie is just a little too relatable for comfort. This one is for all the people pleasers in the world, it's got a message for us all and we need to hear it.
Loved all the attention to academic politics and the way it shows the very real problems with the adjunct system. Also I always love a good star wars & Reylo homage, which are always sprinkled in here and there (I can only assume Millicent is one of these and obviously there's a straight up Kylo and Rey call out too).
Overall, another amazing piece of steminist fiction!
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Classism
fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent
stardustandrockets's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent and Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Cursing and Alcohol
roorooreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is the first Ali Hazelwood I haven't given a 5 star and its super hard not to but in the name of honesty I have to give this one somewhere between a 4 and a 4.5. This book was hilarious at times and I really enjoyed watching Elsie grow. However the academia got a bit too much at times. I loved getting to see the politics and the interview process but when physics itself was being discussed it was in a way that made it hard for me to read and understand. My other criticism lies in how long the middle portion if this book felt. The beginning flew by and the ending was so good but the middle was hard to get through. I know Hazelwood is famous for slow build up in the middle of her books but this one was too much for me mostly because I felt very little spark from our heroine's perspective in regards to the obviously budding attraction. I needed a bit more from that because it was obvious Jack was totally gone for her.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny
antidietleah's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Gaslighting
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, and Outing
sarahsbooklife's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment
schwurbs's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Death of parent and Gaslighting
teardropsonmypaperback's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness and Gaslighting