Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

By a Thread by Lucy Score

3 reviews

edilyaaang's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

I love this! Lucy Score is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to read more of hers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Dementia, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Ableism, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Classism, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Ableism

Minor: Pregnancy and Kidnapping

weelasswithabook's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

• 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

4.5

CW sexual harrassment, SA, casual ableism, dementia, medical debt and money struggles

⭐ Rom-Com
⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Office romance 
⭐ Forced proximity 

This. Was. So. Good!

I find it hard sometimes to commit to a romance over 350 pages, as it usually suggests to me that there's going to be a lot of unnecessary conflict. This, however, was delightful. Dealing with quite heavy topics such as dementia as and workplace sexual assault, Lucy Score managed to write a great love story which didn't overshadow or detract from the heavier parts of the storyline. It also still managed to be genuinely funny and steamy. So the length (500+ pages) of the novel was more than justifiable. 

There's a lot of push and pull in here, combined with both characters being so strong willed and having such high standards for themselves that they can't show vulnerability to one another in an equal balance. 

The enemies to lovers aspect of this was genuinely funny. It's so petty and childish (spelling out insults in foodstuffs, subtly giving each other the finger in the middle of important meetings, stuff like that), but I just thrived in it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Outing