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raichou's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
Wie die Autorenbeschreibung schön ausgedrückt hat, ist dieses Buch für Menschen die sich sonst in Bücher kaum repräsentiert sehen.
Es ist eine Geschichte über Freundschaft, Liebe, Selbstakzeptanz und Wachstum.
Eine wunderschöne Story mit typischem Happy End, was genau das war, was ich gesucht habe.
Das einzige was mich immer wieder etwas aus der Handlung gezogen hat, war, dass Felipe den Leser immer wieder direkt angesprochen hat.
Es ist eine Geschichte über Freundschaft, Liebe, Selbstakzeptanz und Wachstum.
Eine wunderschöne Story mit typischem Happy End, was genau das war, was ich gesucht habe.
Das einzige was mich immer wieder etwas aus der Handlung gezogen hat, war, dass Felipe den Leser immer wieder direkt angesprochen hat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Homophobia and Violence
rawiecasualreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Fatphobia, and Bullying
evelynyle_88's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Homophobia
ollie_again's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol and Religious bigotry
fieldfarmer's review against another edition
emotional
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
I loved this book. I would've loved it even more as a teenager because back then finding a fat character with a happy ending was like finding a needle in a haystack, much less a gay one. Felipe's worries about staying with Caio were so personally understood that I felt transported to being an awkward teenager again. I loved slowly seeing pieces of Caio's authentic self come through as we saw Felipe realize the beauty and bravery of being his authentic self. The ending was the perfect coming-back-to-the-beginning ending in my opinion, especially if you start by reading the dedication of the book. Overall, amazing and sweet story that I'm going to cherish for a long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Emotional abuse
aus10england's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
Oh, my heart. Easily the best YA book I've read this year. I regret putting this off as long as I did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming
Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia
imstephtacular's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Mental illness
Minor: Racism
haricots's review against another edition
3.5
cute YA romance, not groundbreaking or super well written but an enjoyable and fairly light read with nice commentary on body image.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia
Minor: Homophobia
iamcupid_'s review against another edition
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
5.0
this book. wow. this... book.
I've been putting off reading this book because I knew I would like it so I kept waiting for the right time to read it and when's a better time than when it's so hot your sweat is practically gluing you to your chair because the power went out?
First of all, the cover. The beautiful, wonderful, amazing, pretty, gorgeous, eyecatching cover. That was why I was so nervous going into this book, my experience with pretty book covers is that they almost always end up being better than the actual content of the book. But not in this case, oh no, Vitor said what you see is what you get.
Second of all, the poc and queer and fat rep. Need I say more?
Third of all, Felipé, our main character. There's a fine line between relatable and annoying when it comes to fictional characters, especially when they're a teenager. I have no problem with annoying teenage characters because real teenagers really ARE annoying. But you don't want to read about a character who annoys you, do you? But I didn't find myself being annoyed at Felipé. In fact, as someone who is the same age, it felt like I was reading about a friend. Because I picked this up when I'm the same age as the main characters, it became more personal to me. I was laughing, crying, and smiling with him. I just love him very much.
Lastly, everything else. It didn't feel like this book was trying too hard. It was just a story about an insecure and bullied teenager trying to get through life and maybe find some romance along the way. It didn't try to be something else. It was straightforward and I appreciated that. I'm definitely rereading this again soon.
I've been putting off reading this book because I knew I would like it so I kept waiting for the right time to read it and when's a better time than when it's so hot your sweat is practically gluing you to your chair because the power went out?
First of all, the cover. The beautiful, wonderful, amazing, pretty, gorgeous, eyecatching cover. That was why I was so nervous going into this book, my experience with pretty book covers is that they almost always end up being better than the actual content of the book. But not in this case, oh no, Vitor said what you see is what you get.
Second of all, the poc and queer and fat rep. Need I say more?
Third of all, Felipé, our main character. There's a fine line between relatable and annoying when it comes to fictional characters, especially when they're a teenager. I have no problem with annoying teenage characters because real teenagers really ARE annoying. But you don't want to read about a character who annoys you, do you? But I didn't find myself being annoyed at Felipé. In fact, as someone who is the same age, it felt like I was reading about a friend. Because I picked this up when I'm the same age as the main characters, it became more personal to me. I was laughing, crying, and smiling with him. I just love him very much.
Lastly, everything else. It didn't feel like this book was trying too hard. It was just a story about an insecure and bullied teenager trying to get through life and maybe find some romance along the way. It didn't try to be something else. It was straightforward and I appreciated that. I'm definitely rereading this again soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Alcohol
kirsten_marie's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.75
Here The Whole Time was just such a sweet, innocent and heartwarming story wich takes place over the 15 days of winter break. For me it was a little slow, especially in kind of the middle of the book. But it definitely picked up for the ending. I have never read a book like this, with a main character as relatable as Felipe. His character and the romance comforted me in several ways.
Would recommend for anyone in the mood for something cute and relaxing with good representation.
Also, I have never ever read a book with this many movie and book references in my life.
(not a bad thing)
🦩📚
Would recommend for anyone in the mood for something cute and relaxing with good representation.
Also, I have never ever read a book with this many movie and book references in my life.
(not a bad thing)
🦩📚
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia
Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content