Reviews with content warning for Vomit - Jay's Gay Agenda

While the story deals really well with lots of difficult issues, from poverty to racism and homophobia, it didn't exactly make sense to me. 99% of the time, the characters were incredibly immature, like Jay's single-minded focus on hooking up and having sex, but then for the other 1% they consistently displayed amazing emotional maturity around these issues specifically. Definitely gave off the vibe that the author had an agenda (lol) in those moments, even though the characters didn't demonstrate that maturity elsewhere. Done differently, I can imagine it would have made the characters feel fuller, more real, but it just didn't quite pull off to me. I also can't identify with the sex obsession/using people as a means for sex, and that attitude really turned me off. Though, to be fair,

Jay does figure out that it's problematic by the end of the book, so good for him.

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anniereads221's review

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challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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vaniavela's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

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queerreaderchaos's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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therainbowshelf's review against another edition

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funny 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

A fun, sweet gay romance. It’s fun to see Jay experiencing his first foray into queer culture and dating, and to see the way he navigates complex relationships. There was a huge obsession with sex, but it worked alright. The agenda didn’t translate well to an audio format because it became tedious to listen to every time. I also thought it was odd that Max introduced in the start that he uses he/she pronouns but it never comes up again.

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regal_leaves's review

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lighthearted medium-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

3.0

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decklededgess's review

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trigger warnings: breakup, mild sexual content, emetophobia, alcohol

dnf. so bored in the beginning i started skimming. got to like 60% was still bored.

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