Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

101 reviews

willowlywillow's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Cancer, Racism, and Car accident

mandathebiblio's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

smallmac's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

3.0

Some of the references are going to age really fast (Jujutsu Kaisen), but I enjoyed the depictions of online chat interactions.  They felt pretty accurate to experiences I've had playing MMOs, even if they were a bit verbose.  Overall a nice, breezy romance with little friction.  It could have gone further into the sticky parts of Maggie and Aiden's lives, but it didn't have to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Outing

jackieyvette's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

Now this is a modern contemporary romance. Realistic without being boring, Romantic without being cringey and had all the right plot points. Maggie was fun, honest and caring and Aiden was charming, kind and pragmatic. They were an introvert match made in heaven. 
The conversations regarding Aiden's sexuality were done so well too which was surprising to me because rarely ever do contemporary modern romances speak about LGBTQ+ people and spaces with the care and respect it deserves. Also, the leads being 48/50 was such a good call. Nothing blander than a late twenties/early thirties romance. Newsflash people, older people fall in love too!

Side characters that were not actual friends to the main characters all sucked. Mrs. Bishop, Deb, Patience, Sheryl, Trev, Davey, even Kit pissed me off in the end. So, shitty people ruining two actual good people in love, as realistic as it can get.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

10 out of 10, no notes!

This is a friends to lovers romance where the people in the couple are 50ish year old introverts who met through an online gaming guild. I love a romance novel that gives me a couple that’s not just young, hot and cis! This book is all about accepting yourself and finding your people who will love you no matter what. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

claire_riach's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Outing

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Acephobia/Arophobia

lportilla's review against another edition

lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

amberlfaris's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Abandonment

sunnyd76's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Acephobia/Arophobia

annahamburger's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Outing

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail