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allisonshewfelt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
CALLING ALL FEMINISTS I FOUND Y'ALL A BOOK
I know the synopsis just says Elizabeth's a chemist who becomes a tv star BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. Our new queen that I'm going to make my whole personality is a confident carefree chemist who works at Hastings in the 60s otherwise known as hell.
There she meets her soulmate, Calvin, the grumpy smart attractive chemist who actually takes her seriously and respects her then throws up on her. The romance was only in the first 100-120 pages and it gave serious love hypothesis vibes but better written and more science involved. Now you may be wondering, what happened to Calvin? WHY IS THERE ONLY ROMANCE IN THE FIRST 100 PAGES?! Well you have to read to find out but I guarantee you it's so worth it I love them. You might want to throw the book out the window but still. Read it. Don't sleep on it.
Six-thirty gave off major Einstein from Watchers vibes. His human pov was so funny and cute to read. He's seriously probably smarter than a human.
I loved how Elizabeth always did things her way without caring what anyone thought. I wish I could do the same. She was also smart af and still the dumbass men in this book couldn't take her seriously. LIKE SHE'S SMARTER THAN YOU WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND? I don't know if there was a show like this in the 60s but they needed a show where women were seen and men realized they weren't just housewives who cooked and cleaned but women who had actual goals. Also my girl Elizabeth got guts for saying she didn't believe in God on live tv. At that time people be wanting to stone her to death.
Calvin. Dear God Calvin. I love you. I'm so sorry about your past. You didn't deserve that but thank you for being a part of Elizabeth's life.
The self blaming in this book was so hard and sad to read. I feel so bad for characters when they do that. Like y'all had no control over the situation stop blaming yourself.
But the way it ended was a little too quick. I mean we find out a lot of important details about Calvin's past and then stuff happens at Hastings but it wrapped up too fast.
There's so much more I want to talk about but it would be way too long and chaotic. But ladies should read this quote it really sparked something in me.
"Whenever you start doubting yourself, whenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of change--and change is what we're chemically designed to do. So when you wake up tomorrow, make this pledge. No more holding yourself back. No more subscribing to others' opinions of what you can and cannot achieve. And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex, race, economic status, and religion. Do not allow your talents to lie dormant, ladies. Design your own future. When you go home today, ask yourself what you will change. And then get started." - Elizabeth (our queen)
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Sexual content
meliroo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Medical content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
alexafuson's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Look up trigger warnings, and take the description with a grain of sodium chloride. There are multiple graphic descriptions of sexual assault, and it is not as lighthearted as the descriptions suggests.
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Physical abuse
kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Child death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicide, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident