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bzliz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Readers beware: unless you are deeply steeped in British cultural references, there are many things that will go over your head but they are absolutely not relevant to the plot so it’s okay.
Graphic: Abandonment and Homophobia
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
_bobatea_'s review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Classism, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
_bobatea_'s review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual harassment, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Kidnapping
annahamburger's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent and Death
jamespotterluv's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Minor: Eating disorder and Cancer
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- 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
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Homophobia, Abandonment, and Sexual content
brittaneenash's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
After an incident with the tabloids, Luc is forced to reluctantly agree to pretend to date Oliver in order to improve his reputation in the media. Things start off with an awkward, bumpy opening, as is seemingly necessary in most novels with this trope, but the two are able to begin to navigate things properly as they actually start to get to know one another.
- The side characters, at times, did seem like caricatures rather than actual people with well-rounded personalities, but I still adored each and everyone one of them.
- I enjoyed that Luc and Oliver didn't commit to their relationship until the 'grace period' of fulfilling their promises to one another was complete. It made the story that much more enjoyable to listen to, and had me hanging on the edge of me seat to find out what would happen at the next turn.
- Luc's relationship with his dad is heartbreakingly real.
- The casual homophobia from side characters throughout the book is so realistic that it had me internally facepalming at times.
- I loved, loved, loved the narrator of this audiobook. His differentiation in accents and tone for all the different characters is exquisite, and he also read the story as though it were his inner monologue rather than a novel.
- The last couple of chapters had me terrified about how the book would end. I loved the suspense it instilled in me, because I felt like I was right there in Luc's car with the entire friend group, rooting for him to get his happily ever after.
Overall, it was a solid book that talks about finding pieces of yourself in your late twenties that you never knew existed and learning to live with and accept them with the help of others along the way. It talks to complicated familial relationships in a beautifully simplistic way, and gives you all the feels that you want both during reading and after completion. I can't wait to get stuck into Husband Material next!
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual content
xapoptosisx's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Cancer and Sexual content
Minor: Eating disorder
notsunny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Sexual content
aexileigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Cancer
Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder