Reviews with content warning for Outing - Sorry, Bro

Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni

19 reviews

madanxiety's review against another edition

4.0

A solid late twenties romance framed by an Armenian American cultural context. Idk, not rly much to say abt it. I didn't find the main character that likeable.

Like only realizing she doesn't love her partner after 6 years is crazy 💀 and then the lack of communication with like everyone in her life. Obviously there'd be no book without these character flaws, but it's just kinda silly like when all the conflict is easily avoidable and derived from poor communication.

Content Warnings

lunep's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I liked learning about Armenian culture, and I saw myself in the main character a little bit, but I didn't fall in love with the characters or their romance, I was left feeling very "eh" about it, which makes me sad because I seem to have no luck with sapphic romances.

It was cute, but overall I didn't feel super invested. Nareh stressed me out sometimes, and Erebuni felt too perfect, and the other suitors and some other secondary characters felt like they were designed to be shitty so Erebuni could look like the perfect woman:

-Trevor: misogynist, subconsciously racist/xenophobic, didn't seem to pay attention to the person Nareh actually was and what she liked.
-Raffi: misogynist, self obssesed.
-Arek: ok, nothing wrong with him. But Nareh didn't feel attracted to him (which is fair)
-The engineer guy: makes a joke about how he feels pain by proxy when cutting up an eggplant bc eggplant emoji.
-Artur: misogynist.
-Sako: nothing wrong with him either, just gay.
-Ara: self-obssesed, interrupting Nareh every time she talks.
-Kevork: pedantic.

-Kiki: sexist, very conservative, rude, she believes she's better than everyone.

Also, the cover says "From wingwoman to the woman of her dreams", and the synopsis says "Suddenly, with Erebuni as her wingwoman, the events feel like far less of a chore, and much more of an adventure." but there wasn't much wingwoman-ing, and I expected more overall. It ended up being a just-ok book for me, which again, sad about that.

Content Warnings

applejacksbooks's review

Go to review page

emotional medium-paced

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

So I think this book was incorrectly marketed. I think it should have been marketed as a "reconnecting with their culture" type book more so than a "choosing between the man I've been dating and the new women that I keep seeing around" type vibe. I think it does a disservice to the book, because I found myself really enjoying the parts where Nareh was reconnecting with being Armenian after spending most of her life avoiding that and less enjoying the romance parts (not that those were bad either).

Content Warnings

booksandbesitos's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

I picked this up because I really liked the title lol, but I didn’t really have any expectations going into it. It turned out to be coming of age but as an adult. And I really liked that. Our main character starts off as a reporter who is sort of engaged to a man with a couple friends. And by the end of the book she’s

a journalist, with a girlfriend, and a few new friends.

I liked that the book showed that finding your self, and where you belong isn’t something that ends in high school and it’s some thing lifelong. I also really liked how our main character struggles between the sexuality and her culture. It’s something very real for a lot of us POC. I’m not Armenian but I’m Mexican and there was so many similarities between what I dealt with and what happened in the book. (I had tías instead of aunties but the writing still makes it oh so relatable)

The only thing keeping me from giving this five stars is that Nareh kept making really questionable decisions. Like girl please get a grip I’m begging.

But all in all, it was a really nice read, and a really good mix of emotional and heartfelt scenes and some that were pretty funny.

Content Warnings

zoloft_lesbian's review

Go to review page

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really, really enjoyed this. the characters felt real, the conflict was resolved in a realistic way, this book was just such a joy to read. the discussions on armenian history and misogyny were provoking and handled in a really good way. this was fully immersive for me, and i'm so excited to see more from this author in the future!! the chemistry between the mc and the romantic lead was OFF THE FUCKING CHARTS. it just hit so well!!!

Content Warnings

the_lesbrarian's review

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

A sweet romance novel centered around learning to embrace ethnic and sexual identities in your late 20s for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re hitting life’s milestones behind everybody else. I really enjoyed the thorough introduction to Armenian culture through the eyes of Nareh, who begins to joyfully and deeply connect with her family’s history for the first time in her adult life. Though this novel doesn’t shy away from some darker themes such as death of a parent and workplace sexism, it manages to gracefully maintain the romance genre’s backbone that ‘all will be well in the end.’

rep: armenian fmc, story focusing on armenian identity & most major characters are armenian, bi fmc, bi li, wlw main relationship

Content Warnings

cassie_books8's review

Go to review page

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

3.75

Content Warnings

hullomoon's review

Go to review page

medium-paced

4.0

The first 3/4 of this book was a swoon-worthy romance and then two major things happened that threw me for a loop. I think since it was advertised as a rom-com I would be prepared for maybe one of these things to happen but not both since rom-coms imply more light hearted fare.

Content Warnings

imjustbeinghumble's review

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

Content Warnings

cozyscones's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny informative 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

4.5

Content Warnings

More...