Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Blindsided by Amy Daws

25 reviews

coacklebee's review

emotional funny reflective relaxing 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

3.25

Thoroughly enjoyed! Laughed out loud a lot, and found some passages particularly inspiring. However, had a lot of moments where I felt like I had missed something--I thought it was a standalone, but I'm wondering if it is truly part of a series? And I wish the characters had yelled, shrieked, and bellowed slightly less. It began to feel a bit over the top. Still, very cute and funny read with a plus-size heroine, which was exactly what I was hoping it would be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Cancer, Alcohol, Body shaming, Grief, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Cursing

Minor: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review

funny 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

3.75

This book was incredibly funny and I loved the dynamic of the MCs.
What I don't love is women constantly bodyshaming  and belittling themselves...I really have a limit for how much of that I can take. Except for that, loved the first half but meh to the second half because in my opinion some things that were said were not okay in any way.

This could have easily been a 4+ star book because of the humour and characters but because of the forced drama(lack of communication between best mates who talk about everything, lack of trust, things said that are not really forgivable) I liked it way less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

hannahlee98's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, and Sexual content

faeriequeenlauren's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming

marcelas_'s review

emotional funny

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Suicide attempt

klancashire's review

emotional funny 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

3.0

This was cute but a lot of body and weight talk that threw me. This wasn’t the triumphant plus sized romance story I was expecting from other reviews. Also I enjoyed the characters but neither of them were very bright which made the plot a bit tedious sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

nutm3g's review

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.0

I decided to read this on a whim to help get myself out of a short reading slump, and while it did the job it isn't really a book I would recommend to another. It was cute, funny, sexy, and entertaining at times; however, it just didn't sit right with me that the plus-sized protagonist really came into her self worth after getting the attention of her fit and best friend. There were just a lot of components that made me think a read through from a sensitivity reader might have done this book a whole world of good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, and Eating disorder

smazzeo96's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt

twilmore's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

robynrambles's review

funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was a great read I really liked Mac and Freya’s friendship. 
My biggest issue is while I understand having low self esteem and body issues Freya’s obsession with it almost felt like body dysmorphia. Every thought was about her appearance or her weight. It was realistic but so heavy handed that at times I was downright annoyed by it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Minor: Grief