Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - Be Dazzled

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Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala

31 reviews

caitlin_doggos's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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erin_362's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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’m not someone who cosplays but I enjoyed this anyway. I listened to it on the eight hour bus ride we took for a band trip and was glad it was somewhat short because I finished it before we got there. It was really cute and funny, but the angst was there too and I loved it. The competition aspect was cool and the whole cosplay thing was too, and I liked all the references (even though I only understood a couple of them haha). The ending was nice and I liked the closure but I would love to see what happens with these guys next :)

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zoepagereader's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.75

I did feel slightly disappointed by this. From the whole “Project Runway goes to Comic Con” deal, I was expecting more time in the actual making portion of the competition that was promised in the summery on Goodreads. And while yes, I did appreciate the happy ending feel good stuff, Luca and Raffy’s mothers’ character developments both felt too fast. Not like it extremely sucked or anything, still a decent read.

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adamustdie_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny sad 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

5.0

some kids do drugs, stome kids start fires; i embroider in the dead of night for the attention of strangers."
AHHHHH this book was perfect. it felt like i was listening to a close friend talk about his life as it is, not exaggrating neither playing down important and real stuff. while it it is a fun book about cosplay; it also tackes so many important issues such as homophobia, parental disapproval and mental health in a very real way. the characters were relateable and three dimensional. i laughed, cried, got excited, panicked, got hurt and smiled with the characters while reading.

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