Reviews tagging 'Outing'

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

42 reviews

emilyinherhead's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

This novel follows Ben, a nonbinary teen who comes out to their parents, is subsequently kicked out, and ends up living with their older sister and starting at a new school halfway through senior year. They are also experiencing anxiety and depression, and struggling with the urges both to fit in and to come out. I felt so tenderly toward Ben, and so grateful for the hopeful arc of their story. I wish them all the best.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Outing

pitschi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Outing, and Transphobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

morimyths's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Dysphoria and Outing

Minor: Child abuse and Cursing

harrydaylight's review against another edition

4.0

I’d been wanting to read this one for a while and it did not disappoint!! It’s written so well and I was so immersed in the story, I truly cannot say enough good things about this book. It’s just so good and feels so real and has angst and there's a beautiful romance in it and AHH!!!! read it read it read it. But mind the TWs i was Not prepared going in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Transphobia, Outing, Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Dysphoria

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-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? No

3.0

a pretty decent book—sweet, a bit emotional, inspiring, bursting with positive representation.
but a couple of things still kept me from rating it a 5. the characters were wholesome and all, but i thought the main character ben could be a bit hopeless and slightly annoying at times. i understand their struggles and the desire to push people away sometimes, but some of their actions and thoughts didn't seem fair at all and i found myself feeling sorry for the people around them. sometimes i even wondered why everyone was trying so hard to be their friend, because if it wasn't for their hobbies and trauma, there'd be nothing interesting about them. 
all the funny banter involved mostly other people cracking jokes and them just taking it.
they also constantly expect support from their friends without actually supporting them in return (especially mariam).
the book was also very slow and i feel like many of the long scenes were not exactly necessary, rather tedious and boring.
i like that the romance was generally very slow-burn, but the early flirting and holding hands caught me off guard a bit.

i enjoyed the portrayal of mental health issues though and thought that ben was overall quite relatable. if this just didn't feel so much like a self-help book with ben complaining and everyone trying to console them....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Outing, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Dysphoria and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

lyd41's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

2.75

Dialogue was terribly written and insufferable to read and also very out of character at times but I still liked the premise of the book. Plot was fun. Although cheesy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

nikexistiertnik's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

i'm actually in love with this book.
i spent my day reading it and when i tried to do anything else (like watching horseland or taking a nap) it didn't take long for me to pick it up again.
i don't know what it was, but i found myself laughing out loud, crying, squeaking and screaming, almost having panic attacks with ben, so i actually had to pause and concentrate on calming down before i could continue reading, but also getting hella excited and really having to force myself not to skip entire pages when there was too much tension and excitement for me to handle.
thank you for this story, i loved everything about it - the pain i felt, how much i could relate to ben, and the pure joy and happiness i experienced because of them.
and now i definitely have to check out mariam haidari.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Deadnaming, and Medical content

Minor: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Outing, and Eating disorder

shelby9's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Physical abuse, Dysphoria, and Outing

artiiichoke's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Child abuse, and Mental illness

luananki's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

i cannot thank mason deaver enough for writing this book. i can’t put into words how much i appreciate ben’s story and all the characters that came with it. the amount of representation in this book is incredible, i loved it so much. 

ben is an amazing protagonist. i related to them a lot and i was crying and laughing and screaming because this book is so so important. 

have to say i was a bit worried at first that it would just be another heartbreaking queer story but it’s not and i’m very happy about that.

forever thankful for this book, i loved every page of it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Dysphoria, Medical content, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Outing