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Homebodies

Tembe Denton-Hurst

3.46 AVERAGE

alittleemu's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

stacereads_'s review against another edition

4.0

inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was actually pretty chill. I liked the vibe of it and the way the story unfolded I’d say was quite effortless imo. I liked and empathized with Mickey and Lex and appreciated the things that made Mickey Mickey and how her childhood and teenage years affected her decisions as an adult. The micro aggressions that led her to her choices in her career and her reaction, going back home to find a sense of acceptance that she’d constantly been looking for.. Her complex relationship with Tee is something that had me cringing several times, but then again it made sense for her to go looking for love in places where she ultimately knew she could not get it, and run away from the love that was right there (despite the imperfections) with Lex.

baguettegay's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

bipoc_reading's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

Nah I can’t do characters who are so dysfunctional. I get it, I just don’t want to read it

embervleo's review against another edition

4.5

emotional 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

the ending fell flat but i loved the characters so much; i wanted to stay in this world. i look forward to more works by this author

siglesias's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I cried soooo much reading this book 🥺

holliss's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is fine, it’d be a more interesting read if you’re plugged into the beauty/ writing but I am not so it was just meh. Mickey was a protagonist I often found frustrating which made it difficult for me to feel invested.