Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa

128 reviews

daryn's review against another edition

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

3.5

this is a very sweet queer regency romance but i don’t think it functions well as an adaptation as the main theme of the source material (lizzie and darcy’s initial pride and prejudice for each other, and they way their perceptions of the other are proved wrong) is completely missing. i think this would have worked better as an original book without being attached to p&p.

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katialena's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Full of heartwarming trans affirmation balanced by living with dysphoria and the struggle to live authentically. Overall a great remix on a fave with an ending for queer joy. 

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stardustandrockets's review

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5.0


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hendrixpants's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? Yes

5.0


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skye_era_books's review

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challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this book. While it probably isn’t the most realistic to be immediately accepted by your family and friends when you come out as trans (especially in the time period) but I think it’s so important that trans folks have joyful representation in all types of books. I also really enjoyed how short this book was — sometimes you just need a nice quick read.

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jooniethemoonie's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I loved P&P and I did like this! debated on 4 and 3.75 stars but settled. if you're looking for a lgbtq+ twist on a classic, this book(series) is the way to go!

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angel__'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I really really liked - loved - this book. I loved most of the characters and Oliver's development and the support and acceptance he has
- I especially really liked his fathe 's support -

However there is one thing I didn't really believe -
the way his mother accepted him so easily as her son. For me it simply wasn't believable for her character.

Right now it's a ⭐⭐⭐⭐.75 with potential for 5 stars - maybe I'll raise it later

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rookthomas's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

maybe it's just because I'm a trans man (who often has to pretend that I'm not) but I absolutely loved this remix of a story that I love very much. The story was fresh and exciting and wonderfully queer!! There were a few story beats that seemed a little clunky and rushed, but it was just such an enjoyable experience that I didn't mind at all :]

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fromjuliereads's review against another edition

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

2.75

I feel a little nervous to write a review for this book... I am so incredibly glad that this book exists with the queer rep interwoven into a classic. I think it was brilliant to have the characters as queer characters, and it made so much sense for these character's identities. Especially getting to have a Charlotte who is truly queer where the original character is only queer-coded. (Or at least as many of us in the fandom believe.)

I think this didn't work for me for a few reasons, but mainly the book didn't have enough space to really delve into the big themes, I don't think a lot of YA works for me anymore, and as an Austen fan, there were some things changed that I really struggled with and bothered me throughout the book. I don't want to focus on the small things - but little things like saying Gracechurch is in the country, kind of irked me, since that is a real place in London... Could have picked a different place. Or that everyone calls each other by only their last names - no Mr. or Ms., which would have been rude and improper. I think this was an attempt to modernize... But I digress.

The one piece that really bothered me is that in order to delve into the themes of transphobia and dysmorphia, the author took away all of the feminism that Austen imbues into her works. This was a time when feminism wasn't quite a thing, yet having your heroines make these decisions for themselves despite their circumstances, push for marriages of love instead of marriages of convenience, and push the boundaries of female propriety were the acts of rebellion and feminism that women had at the time. This book somehow did the complete opposite. While we definitely have pieces true to the story - where Oliver makes decisions to stay true to himself, and finds the support of his family to live a life that makes him happy and content - there are these conversations that are not only against all society rules but are just incredibly... awful. I get what the author was trying to do, truly, but it just continually irked me. There would be multiple scenes with characters saying things that were really unhelpful to the story and kind of... out of character as well.

For example, there is a part where Mr. Wickham (and yes, he will always be referred to as MR. Wickham) makes rude comments about Oliver's body - commenting on the femininity and "child-bearing" which would have been the height of impropriety at that time. Another scene between them, Mr. Wickham says: "Nonsense. You have some unrealistic fantasies of the future, certainly, but what young girl doesn't hold fanciful notions? It is a weakness of your sex to struggle to differentiate between flights of fantasy and reality. All the more reason why you need a strong husband to guide you." ....... "Insult you!" Wickham looked aghast by the suggestion. "Quite the opposite. Why, I'm here because I think you're beautiful, and more importantly, interesting. I'm certain you'll make a diverting wife for a husband of superior intellect."
Look, I am not a Mr. Wickham apologist, but even this is beyond his character... while he might have thought some of these things, he doesn't say them out loud. His character is all charm and proper.
Anyways, overall, I just wish some of these scenes had been handled... differently. It felt unnecessary to add these in some way when this book could have been much more empowering for well, everyone.

As I mentioned, I am incredibly glad this book does exist, and if it makes people interested in Austen or they can better see themselves through this queer representation of Austen, then I am all for it! I just wasn't the intended audience I think.

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noura's review against another edition

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

3.5


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