Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

71 reviews

ingridmaria's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia and Eating disorder

alexelli's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Gaslighting, Vomit, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

headinthepages's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Vomit, Alcohol, Death of parent, Abandonment, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Minor: Suicide

anekk78's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.0

Ok, many mean this is an unnecessary sequel to the wildly popular Boyfriend Material. But I love it! All the small stories within the story, the Four Weddings and a funeral and numerous other mobie references, the people working at CRAPP, and the relationship between Lucien and Oliver, their friends and families.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Vomit and Eating disorder

kriti's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Eating disorder

ashwaar's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Vomit

unsighted_reader's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit

bzliz's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

It’s not as fun as its predecessor and it kind of feels like Luc and Oliver haven’t grown at all since they got together. They still have frustrating fights because they don’t see eye to eye on some topics and readers get told how much they’ve grown without seeing the evidence. We find out that Oliver has been to therapy to deal with his eating disorder but honestly both of them should be in therapy so they can work through their insecurities and feelings of inadequacy. 

My favorite section was Oliver working through some of issues with his family. Maybe its the American in me but sometimes you just gotta fight it out with your sibling so you can understand the other’s point of view on your awful parents. If you’ve seen The Good Place, it reminds me of Tahani and Kamilah. 

Overall I’m not mad that I read it but it doesn’t live up to the first one so I’m a little disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Grief

Minor: Eating disorder

cheye13's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I put off reading this for quite a long time, believing Boyfriend Material didn't need a sequel (or a series). And it really doesn't. It's a book that stands alone just fine.

But that doesn't also mean that this book didn't have anything to do or anywhere to go. It is also a wonderful story that stands alone just as well. Yet it has the added bonus of being a wholly faithful continuation of the characters and their trajectories from the previous story. 

So often I finish a book and had such a good time that I wished it simply kept going and this sequel is the closest I will ever see to providing that for its predecessor. My new fear is that this book spoke to me so well because I'm in a very similar life stage; I hope my affection for this series doesn't fade in time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Classism and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Eating disorder