Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala

22 reviews

joensign's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

alyshkalia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Biphobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Outing

Minor: Sexual content and Blood

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Such a cute story. I loved listening to the past and present parts of the story. Of thought that really helped build up their relationship 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Outing

yeojinqueen's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

At times this story frustrated me but in the end i walked away pleased with the story and it’s ending 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Outing

snowydaze's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

angelicathebookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Blood

irisheyz77's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

bookedtillmidnight's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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: Biphobia and Emotional abuse

kt_reads's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, and Homophobia

madamepincers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed Be Dazzled and found it a quick, engaging read. The book is split between two timelines: the first is "now" which is over the course of a weekend at a major convention with cosplay and the second begins from 13 months prior to "now" and goes until the break up of the main character and his partner (his competition for the cosplay contest-- thus the premise of the book).

This is marked as light hearted and funny, and it was. It was funny and made me smile often and the alternating timelines made the pacing really interesting. However, as someone with various issues with panic and anxiety, I was slightly triggered by the constant anxiety and compulsions that Raffy, our main character, experiences throughout the course of the book. It was written so well into the book that it was like getting a second-hand panic attack-- which of course means it was compelling writing and also, that I was panicking, which I did not like so much. XD.

<Spoiler>I also felt a bit frustrated by the ending, which gave us a lot of hope for the future of our main character and his beau, along with their friends, but also, some of the major issues throughout the book were just conveniently discarded as a result. Suddenly, the need to prove himself and the constant compulsions to tick off to do lists and get so lost in his work that he forgets to check his phone are seemingly forgotten because he's "having fun" again. This, along with the fact that they never really address the serious violations by certain friends (who lied to the MC, stole a cosplay idea and made it came to life, gave the MC's ex-beau a whole complex about not being able to do anything and being a "drain" on energy and work, etc etc) and go out to karaoke with her at the end really frustrated me... her competitiveness, in my mind, didn't give her an excuse for that level of repeated violation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, and Homophobia

Toxic friendship.