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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
This book is so specific because it touches on the misogyny and homophobia as well as the toxic masculinity of the mid-Aughts as well as the way publicists(even queer publicists) had to craft the closet methodically around their clients to help protect their careers. Unfortunately, bloggers like P***z H****n made it their mission to out as many gay men as possible. I love the way the love between Cara and Ali blossoms and how she and Cara share a small piece of themselves with each other. Cara’s disclosure about being raped by her show runner at a wrap party and Ali’s discussion of what happened to Natalie to make her afraid of driving. I think they fit each other like puzzle pieces.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted this to be good because I heard about it on a Gaylor subreddit—and it kind of read like a fan fiction truthfully. It was an easy read, so I don’t necessarily think Laskey is a bad writer, but she definitely employs simplistic, blanketed rhetoric to describe what are really dark and nuanced concepts regarding sexuality, grief and loss, and trauma. I see a lot of reviews saying the inconsistency of the time period references took them out of the story and I have to agree. However I will note that Laskey wanted to set the story in modern day but was met with pushback by publishers that no one in Hollywood is closeted anymore and she supposedly changed the time period to 2005 to get published. I didn’t hate it, but I do feel with a little more flushing out of characters (and less doomspiraling + virtue signaling) this could have been a thoughtful and less cliched account of closeting not just for celebrities but everyday people too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Outing, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
lighthearted
medium-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
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It did not need to be 12hours? Le dénouement des péripéties se passent dans le dernier 1h, c’est vraiment rushed… les filles se réconcilient si vite et finalement on s’en fou du Oscar??
It felt dragged and flat..
Le commencement était prometteur though..
It felt dragged and flat..
Le commencement était prometteur though..
challenging
emotional
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:
Complicated