Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

112 reviews

acorny's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

A complicated love story, unexpected and beautifully written. Explores grief and loss, in a messy way. Characters felt real and complex. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Child death and Homophobia

albernikolauras's review

challenging emotional lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

What happens when you go on a trip with a boyfriend you are semi-serious about only to potentially fall in love with someone else? Feyi knows. This is a book that plays with grief and messy life directions.

This book was a rollercoaster from page 1 to the end. While sold as a romance, it doesn't quite hit the same beats as a typical romance. I enjoyed the messiness of the entire thing, although I don't know if even Feyi would defend her actions. I also don't know if I could have done this better.

Feyi's best friend was the star character throughout this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia

jessicanb93's review

emotional hopeful sad 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 think this is my favorite romance book of 2022! I have really gravitated towards books about grief this year and this book is no exception. Feyi is trying to figure out what her life looks like after the death of her husband. The love and understanding that she finds in her love interest is beautiful. I can’t wait to read more books from Akwaeke Emezi! 

Also, my absolute FAVORITE quote from the book (possibly my favorite quote from any book I read this year) was

“I feel like the world wanted to remind me that it loves me, and so it gave me him.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content

ashleycmms's review

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Alcohol

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Car accident

Moderate: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Homophobia

kvokolek's review

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia

ceejreads's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

FEYIALIM DESERVE EVERYTHING AND SO MUCH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting and Homophobia

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia

carolinalopezwatt's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Minor: Homophobia

dakotaa_jpg's review

emotional funny 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

4.5

This book was great! This is my favorite author so I may be biased but even when I wasnt sold on some of the actions of the characters i was still engaged and invested because it was written beautifully. I think this book is also very culturally specific in the actions and dialogue of the characters so if you arent apart of the African Diaspora it may be a little harder for you to understand why the characters act out their motives in the way they do. Still a very fun read, I only wish we had delved a little more deeply into

the relationship that Alim had with a man, because it felt like such an important part of how he acted in the present and we only really get a "I dated him but people were homophobic so we broke up" which is realistic but i wanted to know how specifically that relationship had shaped him as well not just people's reaction to it.

Overall I dont regret checking this book out at all, I took a long time to read it because I dont usually go for romance books and the age gap, but I enjoyed the read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia