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rawrsoobin's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Biphobia and Toxic friendship
solenekeleroux's review against another edition
emotional
informative
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? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed this teenage love and relationships story. I loved that it was quite educative with the relationship advices, and that it explored internalized biphobia. The characters are great, I enjoyed Darcy as a biased narrator, I really appreciated her relationship with her sister and big yes to this kind of casual unproblematic trans rep. The romance is super cute and it's a fast and very enjoyable read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Vomit
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
giannaroberts's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Biphobia
Minor: Lesbophobia
le3713's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Emotional abuse
joy_on_the_coin's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
The Plot of the book itself is three stars.
But because of the dating advice sprinkled in, I gave it 4 stars. The characters were not always relatable but never unrealistic and not portrayed or written as something other than teenagers and thus in the case of Darcy pretty flawed. The main protagonists were both white, but the rest of the characters were pretty diverse. In the last third some plot lines were not adequately explained or even finished and the plot hat some pacing issues as well.
It’s a cheesy and sometimes cringy romance with overused tropes executed well (being queer myself ) i enjoyed it.
the Q and Q Qlub was really nice and I kinda wish I had one at my school. Although everyone being teenagers more mature themes like parental abandonment, abuse and alcoholism were handled really well.
But because of the dating advice sprinkled in, I gave it 4 stars. The characters were not always relatable but never unrealistic and not portrayed or written as something other than teenagers and thus in the case of Darcy pretty flawed. The main protagonists were both white, but the rest of the characters were pretty diverse. In the last third some plot lines were not adequately explained or even finished and the plot hat some pacing issues as well.
It’s a cheesy and sometimes cringy romance with overused tropes executed well (being queer myself ) i enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Vomit
bookreviewsgr's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
Το βασικό θέμα του βιβλίου είναι να αναδείξει τα προβλήματα που αντιμετωπίζουν τα bi άτομα εντός κι εκτός της ΛΟΑΤΚΙΑ+ κοινότητας. Τα bi άτομα καλούνται συνεχώς από τον περίγυρό τους να επιλέξουν από πιο φύλο έλκονται και αυτομάτως κρίνονται ως όχι αρκετά queer ή στρέιτ αν κάνουν σχέση με άτομα διαφορετικού φύλου (διαφορετικού σύμφωνα πάντα με το δίπολο, αγνοώντας ότι υπάρχουν και άλλα φύλα).
Τους ίδιους προβληματισμούς αντιμετωπίζει και η Darcy, η οποία αν και αρχικά παρεξηγεί και υποτιμά τον Alexander, τελικά αρχίζει να τον κατανοεί και να τον συμπαθεί. Γενικά, η Darcy έχει μια τάση να ψυχαναλύει τους πάντες και τα πάντα, ακόμα και τον εαυτό της, και αυτό κάνει δυσκολότερο το να αφεθεί στη στιγμή. Επίσης, πολλές φορές βλέπει μόνο την επιφάνεια, ειδικά όσον αφορά τον Brougham, και όχι τον πραγματικό χαρακτήρα του άλλου, καταλήγοντας σε λανθασμένα συμπεράσματα.
Αυτό που μου άρεσε προσωπικά περισσότερο στο βιβλίο είναι ότι η ζωή της Darcy δεν περιφέρεται μόνο γύρω από τα love stories, αλλά έχει κι άλλες σημαντικές σχέσεις στη ζωή της, με αγαπημένη μου αυτή με την αδερφή της Ainsley, η οποία είναι μια τρανς fashion YouTuber και μια απ'τους πιο ενδιαφέροντες δευτερεύοντες χαρακτήρες σε young adult romance.
Αυτό που με προβλημάτισε στο βιβλίο είναι το γεγονός ότι ενώ κάποια στιγμή η Darcy αποδέχεται τα λάθη της και το πόσο χειριστική ήταν απέναντι στην Brooke, θεωρώ ότι συγχωρέθηκε πολύ εύκολα. Σίγουρα κάνουμε μεγάλα λάθη όταν είμαστε έφηβοι, αλλά θεωρώ ότι η σχέση της Darcy και την Brooke ήταν τοξική και δεν είμαι σίγουρη για το κατά πόσο το κατάλαβε αυτό η Darcy και γιατί η Brooke τη συγχώρεσε τόσο εύκολα.
Τους ίδιους προβληματισμούς αντιμετωπίζει και η Darcy, η οποία αν και αρχικά παρεξηγεί και υποτιμά τον Alexander, τελικά αρχίζει να τον κατανοεί και να τον συμπαθεί. Γενικά, η Darcy έχει μια τάση να ψυχαναλύει τους πάντες και τα πάντα, ακόμα και τον εαυτό της, και αυτό κάνει δυσκολότερο το να αφεθεί στη στιγμή. Επίσης, πολλές φορές βλέπει μόνο την επιφάνεια, ειδικά όσον αφορά τον Brougham, και όχι τον πραγματικό χαρακτήρα του άλλου, καταλήγοντας σε λανθασμένα συμπεράσματα.
Αυτό που μου άρεσε προσωπικά περισσότερο στο βιβλίο είναι ότι η ζωή της Darcy δεν περιφέρεται μόνο γύρω από τα love stories, αλλά έχει κι άλλες σημαντικές σχέσεις στη ζωή της, με αγαπημένη μου αυτή με την αδερφή της Ainsley, η οποία είναι μια τρανς fashion YouTuber και μια απ'τους πιο ενδιαφέροντες δευτερεύοντες χαρακτήρες σε young adult romance.
Αυτό που με προβλημάτισε στο βιβλίο είναι το γεγονός ότι ενώ κάποια στιγμή η Darcy αποδέχεται τα λάθη της και το πόσο χειριστική ήταν απέναντι στην Brooke, θεωρώ ότι συγχωρέθηκε πολύ εύκολα. Σίγουρα κάνουμε μεγάλα λάθη όταν είμαστε έφηβοι, αλλά θεωρώ ότι η σχέση της Darcy και την Brooke ήταν τοξική και δεν είμαι σίγουρη για το κατά πόσο το κατάλαβε αυτό η Darcy και γιατί η Brooke τη συγχώρεσε τόσο εύκολα.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia and Toxic friendship
margaux4's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was fun. It wasn't anything special, but it was fun. The main character, Darcy, was seriously flawed and I would call her an antagonist. She learned from her actions (kind of) but some of her decision in the book were pretty terrible. I was rarely on her side, which made the book less enjoyable. As for the romance, it was a SERIOUS slow burn. Like, down to the last pages slow. And I wouldn't say I was that enthralled with the pairing either. As the book progressed, I got less and less invested in the relationship. It should be the other way around, right? I still liked the two These are my two major complaints, but overall this book was a fun read. It dealt with bi relationships really well, which I really appreciated. I read it in two days, which is fast for me. If you are looking for a light and quick read, this would be a good option.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Addiction
Minor: Vomit
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Vomit
nothingrhymeswithrachel's review against another edition
lighthearted
- 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
This was a very sweet book, and I loved all of the characters (except Brooke. Good God she is the worst. But obviously not everyone can be lovable, so it’s fine. I think it ended well, and the story was cohesive. The author did a great job describing the mixture of maturity and immaturity that comes with being in high school. You feel so self-aware and like you have everything under control until suddenly everything is a mess and you have no idea what happened. A great read!
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Violence
antonique_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia
Moderate: Vomit and Toxic friendship
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