Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

190 reviews

invisibri's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

This very quickly became one of my favorite books. The descriptions of the main character’s struggles with autism and dating felt very validating without being too much.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism and Panic attacks/disorders

relin's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed the way the author played with tropes and allowed these characters to grow. I was a little put off by the jealousy / manly man / kinda controlling part there for a bit with the MMC, but they seem to get to a beautiful place at the end. It was weird that the MMC had that phase, it wasn't something I was expecting going in with these characters. The family building and the interactions were very nice and really neat to see. And having an autistic FMC was really lovely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Ableism, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Moderate: Outing and Stalking

abby_can_read's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.0

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This was cute book. It was a decent read. The characters were alright and their relationship were okay. The plot was decent and the writing kept me engaged. There was a lot of miscommunication at the end that I thought was irritating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Classism

rchatterjee188's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Abandonment, Sexual content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Cancer

Minor: Infidelity, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Body shaming, and Classism

nutmegandselkie's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Ableism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Cancer

Minor: Emotional abuse

han_olenik's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Sexual content, Ableism, and Cancer

donna_fay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I hate Philip

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism

I think there was some internalized ableism

haley_mil_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Bullying, Classism, and Ableism

katiecoconut21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

The Kiss Quotient is the first contemporary romance I have read, and I really enjoyed it!

This story is essentially a gender-swapped Pretty Woman, with a more diverse set of lovable characters.

Stella is an econometrician with autism. Michael is serving as an escort to help

pay for his mom's cancer treatment

. Pushed by her mom, Stella hires Michael to help her

learn to be better at sex and relationships

. Seeing their romance develop was incredibly heartwarming for me, and I truly enjoyed this story.

The main criticism I saw before reading was that their relationship felt like insta-love. I would agree with this sentiment, but I did not find it to be bothersome. With this premise, I think it might be a little difficult for the romance to progress without a little insta-love, and thus did not find it to be particularly problematic.

I found this romance to be delightfully unique due to the set of circumstances and diverse cast. I recommend it for any contemporary romance reader!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual harassment, Ableism, and Cancer

Minor: Medical content, Stalking, and Adult/minor relationship

alexelli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Medical content, Cancer, Sexual harassment, and Violence