Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by Taj McCoy

14 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.0

I felt like this book treated fatness as a problem to solve instead of fully allowing Savvy to embrace her figure, the only way she begins to love herself is by noticing how her body has changed from the beginning of her workout journey til the end.  To me, body positivity is about loving the skin you’re in without having to change yourself and this book didn’t really espouse those ideals. I liked the romance aspects and the friends made me laugh out loud often so the book wasn’t a total wash. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting, Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

kellyskubic's review against another edition

hopeful 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: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship and Fire/Fire injury

kayleigh_reads_romance's review against another edition

3.0

 

NO THIRD ACT BREAK UP!!!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

aproudmc13's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Fatphobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

kshertz's review against another edition

inspiring 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? No

4.25

This was a great book for anyone trying to get their groove back. I loved watching Savvy become fully herself. I love her revenge on Jason. I love the contractor and I particularly love her taking care of herself first and really going for what she loves. It was entertaining, romantic and generally inspiring. Read it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

readingrooibos's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Fire/Fire injury

peachani's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity

erinep's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.5

I really wanted to like this, and I liked the backbone of the story, but wow maybe don’t read this if you have body issues, an eating disorder, self worth problems? I feel like the center of those issues and how Savvy experienced them were really relatable, but how they were treated by the author and those around her where less than ideal? It was all kind of tied up very briefly at the end in an unsatisfying conclusion. I think what bothers me is that at no point until the small conclusion is there any discussion of mental health related to any of this, even though there’s very clear openings for it and would have brought more depth to the characters. It’s just that her boyfriend dumped her for being fat and now she wants a revenge body. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury