Reviews tagging 'Grief'

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

15 reviews

cecinamo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-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

5.0

This is such an amazing, cute, queer romcom! I loved it so much. Even though it‘s a bit goofy and funny, the characters are very relatable and the book also touches on some deeper topics like self worth, internalized homophobia and emotional growth. It also handles the different sides of a toxic relationship really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Grief, Cursing, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Outing

fanboyriot'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

👌 Fake Dating

🫶 Enemies to Lovers 

🎀Cheerleader x 🏀 Basketball Player

This book was such a cliché but in such a good way.  I loved the characters and friendships in this book so much.  Irene and Honey-Belle though were my favorite characters.

The fake dating trope with a lovely dash of enemies to lovers made it even better.  The banter between Scottie and Irene was always amusing.

This is a cute lighthearted read that deals with getting over past relationships and doing things because you want to, and not because you have something to prove.  It was lovely!

Release Date: 20, April 2021

POV: First Person 

Rep: Lesbian (MC), Queer South Asian (LI), LGBTQIA+ (SCs), BIPOC (SCs)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Classism, Outing, Cursing, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

lemonwrlds's review

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Outing, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Biphobia, Sexism, Outing, Vomit, Sexual content, Misogyny, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, Bullying, and Alcohol

stacy837's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Grief, and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

3.0

At points, this felt like someone programmed an AI to write a cliche teen romance novel. The pacing was very fast and did not allow for substantial character development. Because of this, I didn’t feel invested in any of the characters. Scottie and Irene did not have chemistry and their relationship felt forced. There were also several spelling and grammar mistakes. Overall, not a terrible book, but a bit disappointing. I’d still recommend it for the LGBT representation; this book will help some kid.

☀️7/20

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Bullying, Car accident, and Cursing

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Outing

the_harlequin's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Cursing, Bullying, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Biphobia

Minor: Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Car accident

amberinpieces's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Drug use, Grief, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

sarahna's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

I really liked this book but I'm fairly certain that I would've like it way more if I was still in school and and more into YA romance novels in general. This sapphic fake-dating sports romcom is really fun and I enjoyed their constant banter in the beginning. Their dynamic is refreshing and yet the toxic aspect of it all was too much for me. SPOILER: I appreciate how Scottie had to fully process, grief and let go of her ex before she started dating the Desi MC Irene. This is so important, even for adults and I wish it was more common to wait and not just jump from one relationship to another. I just found myself not caring much for the school aspect of the story nor the sports one so my rating isn't as high as it could be but that's due to my personal preferences. I totally see how this is a 5 stars for others and love that there's more sapphic rep for the YA audience out there. The more the merrier. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

angelfireeast24's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Drug abuse and Alcohol

jstarshine16's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Violence, Addiction, Car accident, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Vomit