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becausebrenna's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Read this book because I enjoyed the movie. That was not the best decision, but at least it was a fairly quick read.
The plot was fine but there are numerous slurs used, fatphobia throughout, and some characterization that edged on bio essentialism. Just of the most cishet books ever created.
The plot was fine but there are numerous slurs used, fatphobia throughout, and some characterization that edged on bio essentialism. Just of the most cishet books ever created.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Vomit, and Racial slurs
Minor: Body shaming and Alcohol
bookzplz's review against another edition
2.0
so i listened to the audiobook and quite liked this book bc i’m a sucker for enemies to lovers and then at the VERY END one of the characters uses the r slur and it ruined the entire book for me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism
r slurmarionhoney's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Finished over two days but the off-handed ableist, anti-fat and patriarchal gender role descriptions ruined the fun for me. Also some of the behaviour of the male lead felt like the early signs of coercive and controlling partners. Worries me to think younger readers might seeing this as romantic rather than on the highway to abuse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Bullying
battysbooks's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Fatphobia
Minor: Racial slurs
elyssathelibrarian's review against another edition
1.0
DNF after 50% because I couldn't tolerate the constant harping about how Lucy is sooo tiny. The tiniest. It was becoming a little creepy, really. Plus there was quite a bit of blatant fatphobia—Lucy literally calls her boss "Fat Little Dick"—among a slew of other problematic things.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Stalking, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Minor: Racial slurs
micaela_ru's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Toxic, sexist trash that casually includes ableist and racist slurs, jokes about the deaths of sex workers, fatphobia, toxic masculinity, rape culture and nonconsensual acts played as sexy. DNF @ 20%. The MC is an entitled childish brat who has internalized sexism and possibly homophobia and transphobia. The love interest is embodies textbook toxic masculinity. Clearly I'm not the target audience here. I don't think feeling physically threatened by a man three-times a woman's size is playful or sexy. Not to mention the stalking. They also have no chemistry and the book is boring and childish. This is the crap that is popular?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Stalking, Ableism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
emsim's review against another edition
Unfortunately, there was a lot of fatphobia, ableism, and sexual harassment in the first few chapters. Instant DNF.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism
egmamaril's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia and Ableism
maisiesbookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
my biggest problem with this book is it used the r slur and don’t see many people talking about it which is kinda weird and it also made fun of people with cleft palates. the girl was cute and the guy was hot but the girl wouldn’t shut up about how small she was and that annoyed me. also, it’s whole plot line is romance so if that’s not what you like and you want another thing going on you will be disappointed as after the romance hits they drop the other storylines. the best part of this book was the smurf collection.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism
hollymileham's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.75
stop telling me how short and tiny you are lucy i beg
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Eating disorder