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micaela_ru's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
victorianbsilva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism
capybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Vomit
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Self harm, and Sexual assault
sarahsreadinglist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I ultimately enjoyed the book, especially the drama and romantic tension between the characters, but I found it generally pretty mediocre.
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
uyeb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
you donât understand the ANGER i feel at this book for so utterly disappointing me. let me go on a rant for a second.
first of all, i actually started this book liking it pretty well. then it went on and the writing style had me a bit confused, but i was still pretty into the story. then about 250 pages through i realized âthis is bsâ and started looking at the whole book through a lens of âhow did booktok so passionately promote something so problematic?â. yea sjm is on the list a lot and yes some of the popular books arenât good but so far, tiktok has done a pretty good job for me. apparently it ends here?
for starters, i was pretty quickly annoyed with both the main character and the love interest. lucy is very adamant about making people know sheâs short (fine for a bit but gets annoying after a while), and OBSESSIVELY talks about joshâs body and kissing him, etc. that came across like⊠super freaking gross to me? then joshâs whole point of existence was being tall and muscular but also mean and the âicemanâ that needed to be proven to be nice. first of all, overdone trope. second of all, ew. their romance was bearable for most of the book, but the make out scenes were confusing and the amount of time they spent talking about sex instead of⊠idk⊠hanging out? was frustrATING. plus the weird plot point of painting his room the color of her eyes???? no thank you. i also didnât love the pacing but thatâs a me thing not a book problem.
then there was the insanely talked about idea of masculinity? i caught somewhere between 5 and 10 really really weird things that were said, along the lines of âsaved from femininityâ, âhis manlinessâ, etc. and it came across as toxic masculinity and misogyny wrapped up into one weird package. no idea if that was the intention or not, but thatâs what happened. also should mention the âhis desk was the male version of mine, with blue post it notes, while i have pinkâ. yep you heard it here first, blue = men and pink = women. also, not an uncommon thing in romance but i still hate it, groups of women were referred to as âfemalesâ at least once in this book. and thatâs not inherently problematic but itâs weird. a. vaguely derogatory and b. a little transphobic and/or trans-exclusionary.
then letâs not forget to mention the fat-phobia and strange mentions of eating/food (not even sure how to categorize them), the use of multiple literal slurs??? how have more people not talked about that. thereâs also the casual mentions about wanting to die (not in reference to anything like mental health, just about kissing, sex, etc) that multiple people have pointed out are very inappropriate, ableist language thatâs used very frequently, and the occasional sprinkle of implying that being a sex worker is inherently a bad thing. yeah the phrases used to describe disabled people (some of which are considered slurs to begin with) used derogatorily are too much. some other reviewers have said it more eloquently than i can but itâs not good. thereâs also a blatant lack of consent- especially lacking on lucyâs part- that made me personally super uncomfy. edit: letâs also not forget the fact that josh is lowkey toxic- he was unnecessarily possessive and weird to danny when it was completely undeserved. not possessive in the way some books do it well, trust me.
all this said, the romance was fine for the most part, but the writing style and language used really ruined it for me. iâm starting to think the adult romance genre isnât gonna do it for me (dw tho, iâm not giving up). i at least definitely shouldâve listened to myself when i originally thought i wouldnât like this. would not recommend, this is the lowest i think iâve ever rated something even if itâs not the worst book iâve ever read in terms of actual content. :(
Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racial slurs
jmonca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
angelsfw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
alainasanders's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
I did like the book but I do wish some things were different, almost every chapter sheâs listing after him. There are also SO MANY mentions of âsheâs smallâ âsheâs tinyâ âsheâs so shortâ that it felt like they almost were making her a damsel in distress at some points. Other than that it was cute, if you like workplace romances and enemies to lovers (even though they didnât seem like enemies in the first place) I think youâd like it more.madsw14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Minor: Misogyny
tiitu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment