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Soft Core

Brittany Newell

3.74 AVERAGE

erinxfox's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

krysmko's review against another edition

4.75

challenging hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

tarabagnola's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

badgirllagata's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The prose 💯 The ending 👌🏻

saverdel's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This took me a while to get through but I really did love it. The writing is SO good, although I did think it could be a bit wordy (we don’t always need 5 metaphors per paragraph). I honestly didn’t know what was going to happen, and Ruth did keep me on my toes. She had such an icey demeanor, which is common with many women in this field and I think that it was well depicted. There aren’t a lot of books that humanize sex work in a way that isn’t scary. Finally a story where it really is just a normal girl, figuring out the complexities of being in your 20s. I was looking for books that reminded me of Anora and this one was recommended. Overall, I thought it was an authentic portrayal of the industry and just the average 20 something experience in general.

ashley_libey's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A book about the desire to be seen and the fear of being known. It's frustrating and vulnerable and messy and heartfelt.

nicolefisher's review against another edition

1.25

tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

There were a few interesting parts but it dragged, so many weird loose threads, I don’t understand what the point was, nor did I find the characters compelling…if I wasn’t reading for book club not sure I would have gotten through it. There are much better books out there and I imagine there are better books related to these topics. Not what I expected and very disappointing.