1.08k reviews for:

Homebodies

Tembe Denton-Hurst

3.46 AVERAGE

lilcrid's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

notesonnaranjas's review against another edition

2.0

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I had 100 pages left. It was not gonna happen

nataliegray's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Abandonment

aud_must's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hydr0jen's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was really difficult to read. I found myself bracing for impact as the protagonist would make decisions

cassadele's review against another edition

3.5

emotional slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laurenju90's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs

andiebake's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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: Complicated

csharples's review against another edition

3.0

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Such conflicting feelings about this novel. I love the concept, and the writing is good. The character writing is great in that I feel like I really understand the main character, Mickey; problem is, I find her infuriating! Her inability to analyze her situation and self reflect are, I suppose, realistic, but also so frustrating as a reader. And she really never seems to make any progress in that regard. She can't ever seem to see anything from other people's perspective and yet is frustrated when people can't see it from hers. She's pretty self sabotaging. Even when she gets what she wants, she's not happy. All of that is, in a way, pretty darn relatable and realistic. Yet that doesn't stop it from being hard to read. That being said, I kept reading because I wanted to see what would happen with her, and I ended up loving the ending.

spooks_br's review against another edition

2.5

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes