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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I saw this audiobook on Libby right before a 6-hour road trip back home and was immediately intrigued so I had to listen to it. I read a lot of romance (I know this isn’t a romance) and this turned out to be a really good balance for me. Homebodies looks at the complexities of our lives like careers, relationships, identities and emotions and how they all can become undone or pulled back together with the slightest chance.
I was talking about this book to a girl at a bar who said, “isn’t that where she had a girl who loved her down but just wanted to sleep with her ex?” And that made me laugh because kind of but there’s a bit more to it. One of the reasons that I liked this book so much was that it showed you even if you’re not unhappy doesn’t mean everything is working in your relationship.
Personally, I don’t like an ambiguous or open-ended book ending which is the main reason I didn’t give this book a higher rating. Would recommend though!
I was talking about this book to a girl at a bar who said, “isn’t that where she had a girl who loved her down but just wanted to sleep with her ex?” And that made me laugh because kind of but there’s a bit more to it. One of the reasons that I liked this book so much was that it showed you even if you’re not unhappy doesn’t mean everything is working in your relationship.
Personally, I don’t like an ambiguous or open-ended book ending which is the main reason I didn’t give this book a higher rating. Would recommend though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship
Minor: Blood
emotional
reflective
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
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:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book made me think a lot about my life. It’s loosing one star because it made me think TOO much about my life.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hmmmmm. This one was frustrating. I really think it could have been constructed better. I’m fine with a main character I don’t like, or who makes decisions I wouldn’t make, but throughout this book Mickey never really grows. It feels like we’ve invested so much time and then the book ends just as she’s got the opportunity to live what she’s learned.
Mickey lies constantly and often for no real reason, most of the time I wanted to yell, “let someone in!! Tell someone what’s going on in your life!!”.
A frustrating read, but I would read part 2, just for the plot. There’s a really great story in there somewhere, but the structure of the story is off.
Mickey lies constantly and often for no real reason, most of the time I wanted to yell, “let someone in!! Tell someone what’s going on in your life!!”.
A frustrating read, but I would read part 2, just for the plot. There’s a really great story in there somewhere, but the structure of the story is off.
I enjoyed this book and I want a sequel. I think Denton-Hurst highlights the racial injustice Black women experience at the hands of white women in the workplace in a way that might reach more audiences than something more in your face. I also appreciate how she wrote Mickey as someone who grows on you. At first I just wanted to shake her and tell her to get out of her own way, and then you get a good representation of someone who is just struggling with their existence and what the next steps are when your life gets turned upside down. I am disappointed in how things turned out with Tee. I was rooting for them when they reconnected but I also think that it was a good example of how sometimes people just don't change and we have to hold our standards for how we want to be treated and deserve to be loved. I hope we get more of Mickey's story on the other side of her having her moment and figuring out her love life.
emotional
funny
inspiring
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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