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mimo_'s review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
mariana i luv u but this isn't u i know u can do better than whatever this fuckass book was I've read ur more recent books which is why I'm gon let this slide (except i have a lot to say)
this book was reminiscent of The Book I Hate The Most which is horrible but it wasn't as bad which is why it's not a 0 star. but there really is so much wrong with this book djjsnjsnjsnj
first of all gaby is stupid why is she like that i hated her and why do they keep emphasizing the whole "are u really siblings" thing with eli that's very sus to me. are u sure they aren't all actually like 14 because that's the vibe they give off any time they all talk it sounds like a freshman gym locker room which is ironic considering nobody here knows what a shower is??? but i digress.
i feel like there was no real plot here like yes they're on tour i get that but the entire book can basically be summed up as mason calling gaby his (future) wife, gaby being a petulant child, crude and misogynistic humor (that isn't actually funny), and sacha being delusional and u know what i wasn't particularly here for it. i only finished the book since i can't let my bestest friendest suffer alone after she read it
this book was reminiscent of The Book I Hate The Most which is horrible but it wasn't as bad which is why it's not a 0 star. but there really is so much wrong with this book djjsnjsnjsnj
first of all gaby is stupid why is she like that i hated her and why do they keep emphasizing the whole "are u really siblings" thing with eli that's very sus to me. are u sure they aren't all actually like 14 because that's the vibe they give off any time they all talk it sounds like a freshman gym locker room which is ironic considering nobody here knows what a shower is??? but i digress.
i feel like there was no real plot here like yes they're on tour i get that but the entire book can basically be summed up as mason calling gaby his (future) wife, gaby being a petulant child, crude and misogynistic humor (that isn't actually funny), and sacha being delusional and u know what i wasn't particularly here for it. i only finished the book since i can't let my bestest friendest suffer alone after she read it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Transphobia, and Homophobia
marippe's review against another edition
1.0
Honestly I don’t even know what to score this, all I know is I don’t like it
Gaby is my ENEMY. I just know shes not a girl’s girl. Her hatred and bitchy behaviour for Liz immediately was honestly so immature 😭 Her humour is very homophobic/transphobic and she helps push forward toxic masculinity towards the men around her. The attempts to make her layered with insecurities about her body feels weak. Don’t get me started on “one of the boys” stuff 😭😭😭😭
Gaby’s relationship with Eli is very strange? One of the band members was like “are you sure you two arent lying about being siblings?” aka implying incestuous vibes. I dunno why someone would just say that out of the blue if theres nothing to merit it. Also the nickname of Flabby.. If you’re that close to your brother don’t you think he’d realise that your body image is a sensitive issue?The part that revealed that Eli insulted Gaby to his friends when he was drunk, and traumatising her, was handled poorly. She forgave him just because hes her brother? (and the people he was insulting her were childhood friends) That doesn’t justify asshole behaviour nor allow him to get away with it.
Sacha is fine i guess.
Sacha and Gaby’s chemistry felt platonic throughout, especially since it wasn’t that different to the relationships she has with the other men in the book.
I feel like Mariana Zapata had a lot of internalised misogyny that she needed to sort out because it makes her earlier books unbearable for me. Once again, you could be enjoying a book and suddenly slut shaming / shaming of other women starts. Like can we stop 😭😭
I don’t think there was a strong plot at all in this one. Theyre just touring and making poop/fart/sex jokes. It’s just not funny lmao.
This book is my NEMESIS.
Gaby is my ENEMY. I just know shes not a girl’s girl. Her hatred and bitchy behaviour for Liz immediately was honestly so immature 😭 Her humour is very homophobic/transphobic and she helps push forward toxic masculinity towards the men around her. The attempts to make her layered with insecurities about her body feels weak. Don’t get me started on “one of the boys” stuff 😭😭😭😭
Gaby’s relationship with Eli is very strange? One of the band members was like “are you sure you two arent lying about being siblings?” aka implying incestuous vibes. I dunno why someone would just say that out of the blue if theres nothing to merit it. Also the nickname of Flabby.. If you’re that close to your brother don’t you think he’d realise that your body image is a sensitive issue?
Sacha is fine i guess.
Sacha and Gaby’s chemistry felt platonic throughout, especially since it wasn’t that different to the relationships she has with the other men in the book.
I feel like Mariana Zapata had a lot of internalised misogyny that she needed to sort out because it makes her earlier books unbearable for me. Once again, you could be enjoying a book and suddenly slut shaming / shaming of other women starts. Like can we stop 😭😭
I don’t think there was a strong plot at all in this one. Theyre just touring and making poop/fart/sex jokes. It’s just not funny lmao.
This book is my NEMESIS.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
libraryinthecountry's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
fuck there is so much transphobia, fat shaming, and misogyny in this book—and I’m pissed because I love the romance and chemistry but want to scream at all the childish jokes between these characters. whyyyyyy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia
along with tagged content warnings, frequent jokes regarding fecal mattermichmoo's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The relationship was cute but there was a fair amount of problematic language used throughout, some slut shaming and transphobia, among other things that weren’t framed in a negative light or denounced at any point that I noticed. The overall story was readable though and I wasn’t expecting it to be the most sensitive or empathetic reading material.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Vomit, Drug use, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Transphobia
Minor: Body shaming and Incest
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