Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

57 reviews

kristie_deaver's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted tense fast-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

4.75

A fantastic book. Fun to read and makes you invest in the characters quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting and Stalking

Minor: Body shaming

simply_fran's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming

danicampbell0506's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual content, and Fatphobia

emilineopines's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Moderate: Body shaming

vanesst's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Body shaming, Medical content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Cancer

cah2000's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

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

5.0

Dual POV. Love while there is a romance plot line there is so much more going on. Fans of Beach Read and Augustus Everett, I definitely recommend! Tiffy has a lot to work through after her breakup. Leon’s is trying to help his brother, both have jobs, Tiffy’s friend’s are there to support her. It might feel a little slow in the beginning but I feel totally worth it.

(I was also nervous cause I hate love triangles and Leon has a girlfriend in the beginning but they are to much of it never got close to bothering me because that’s all before Tiffy

)  I just love romance books that feel real. It’s not a movie perfect life, but you could see it being someone’s real life somewhere. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Rebuilding yourself after a toxic relationship is discussed. A character works in essentially hospice care. There is a character who is dealing with being falsely imprisoned.

alindeman's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming

livruther's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

SUCH a good book!!! definitely a potential new all-time fav. i just loved it. so cute. i would recommend it to pretty much anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Racism and Body shaming

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.25

While I loved Tiffy and Leon, I NEED a Richie story! Please?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Medical content and Body shaming

beaucoupmich's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

2.5

To start with, Leon and Tiffy are cute. Their personalities, their interactions, et cetera, are CUTE. The other characters are bearable and some of them are actually likeable, even.

But, I feel like a lot of elements in the book were forced, from the moment why they shared flats, the subplots, and how the subplots connected to each others. Like some of them were there to add words on the book. Leon's parts were rather hard to get through (I get used to it after a while tho) and there's no point of it being written that way, like it didn't do anything to Leon's personality whatsoever, which is such a shame because I really liked the author's writing in general. On top of that, the climax(es?) were so underwhelming and a bit awkward, and it was the biggest letdown for me.

However I also can see why people love this book. It was still a light, cute read with explorations on serious topics (tho some didn't fit into the story well in my opinion), and it wrapped kind of nicely in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, and Body shaming