Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

81 reviews

constancely's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder and Body shaming

tdclarkchemb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder and Body shaming

hayleyvem's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Gaslighting

junovverse's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Vomit

thelibrarihahn's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming and Eating disorder

asthxte's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Cancer

Minor: Body shaming and Eating disorder

snowydaze's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.5

The ending was rushed but I enjoyed the rest. I liked that most characters were fleshed out and used for more than one chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

lmagie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Not-exactly enemies to lovers.

Luc's cynism and self-deprecating doesn't let him see beyond himself most the time and also leads him to look and talk down to his family and friends. Which, as most romantic dramas, leads to miscommunication, which is really the plot.

Turns funny and cute towards the middle. Happy I heard the audiobook, but not sure I'd re-read it anytime soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

Body shaming because characters are self-conscious of their own body defects in a couple chapters.

sorilis'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

4.25

Romance is usually not my cup of tea, but Luc is a mess and Oliver is a mess and I love them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

Minor: Eating disorder

technicallyaly's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-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

love love love love this. I don't even know where to begin. 

It's so FUNNY. And HEARTBREAKING. And so relatable. Sometimes characters tend to be larger than life but everyone here felt so real. Lucien's

struggle with his mental health and being unable to clean his room, and the moments he talks to his friends about his struggles,

were so real. It's a reality for a lot of people, so to see it written with so much care was really important.

Also, My copy was filled with me yelling in the margins. "can y'all stop flirting for FIVE MINUTES." "fellas this is GAY gay" "do u think they know they're already in love?" 

I really do get images from his book stuck in my head at random times.

Lucien having a panic attack on the floor of his bathroom, Lucien rolling over to whisper "my dad has cancer" to Oliver in the dark, Lucien being stood up by his dad...

I haven't felt so much empathy for a character in so long. I cannot describe how protective over Lucien I feel. But also, I loved everyone in this book. The ensemble was incredible.

Except Jon Flemming, and Oliver's family they can choke xoxo <3

Overall, I loved this. 5/5 would read again and recommend to everyone everywhere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders