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readingqueerly'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
3.25
Moderate: Alcoholism and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail
deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Bullying
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
glitterpolly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Winner of the Older Reader category for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Nothing particularly inappropriate content wise. Some rather heavy/difficult topics addressed for what seems to be a lighthearted novel.
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Alcoholism
sven47's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse
beautifulpaxielreads'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
4.0
Confession over. Actually, no it's not, because I have to confess something else - I really, really enjoyed reading Not My Problem.
It's about facing your fears. Realising people can be so much more than the first impressions you have of them if you just dig a little deeper. And finally - in my view - it's about realising the value of kindness and compassion.
Aideen Cleary is probably the most well-rounded, three-dimensional main character I have read for some time. She leapt off the page. Even though I sometimes felt frustrated with the decisions she made and the way she treated others, I could understand why she did so.
All the other characters were well-drawn too - aside from the lovely Ms Devlin, we were also introduced to Aideen's friends Meabh, Kavi, Holly, and Aideen's mum - Lisa, I think her name was? I really appreciated how Ciara Smyth wrote about the relationship between mother and daughter, it was beautiful and felt realistic.
The one thing I felt could have been developed more was why
Overall, Not My Problem is a beautifully, intelligently written book and I'm looking forward to reading more from Ciara Smyth.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, and Classism
Minor: Car accident, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Violence, and Cancer
More detail to come.jenn_reads'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: Alcoholism
Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship
aliciapth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Lesbophobia
hannahs_library_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
emilyh44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism and Homophobia
I loved this book as lesbian recognition and it also spreads awareness of alcoholism.myreadingdream13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Infidelity, Classism, and Addiction
Minor: Vomit