Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

44 reviews

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

I Was Born for This is a story of friendship, platonic love, believing in yourself, and making your life what you want it to be.  It centers on Jimmy—a trans boy band member—and Angel—one of his biggest fans.  Both narrators happen to be religious (Jimmy Christian and Angel Muslim), but I was pleasantly surprised to find that their religiosity was represented simply as a special part of each character’s way of thinking and was not at all preachy or uncomfortable.  Joan of Arc appears symbolically throughout the novel alongside a diverse cast of complex characters.  Buckle up for a wild ride full of tenderness and unexpected turns!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, and Stalking

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, Vomit, and Outing

this_is_lee's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

This book absolutely blew me away. It was nothing like what I expected, which was refreshing. I’ve never been horribly interested into fame/celebrity storylines but Alice crafted this so incredibly beautifully that I couldn’t not enjoy every minute. It has a slow start that snowballs into some breathtaking twists. 
I found this book to be so important because of the representation. Angel is a hijabi Muslim and Jimmy is not only a famous singer but is also a Transgender Christian. Reading through the perspective of these two characters came to be quite insightful. Everyone felt 3-dimensional and had real and relevant struggles. 
Overall, I learned a lot while reading this book in addition to enjoying the hell out of it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Grief

emilycrowleyyy's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Outing

lyd41's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

The premise of this book was completely unique. Oseman decided to tell a story seldom told before. I loved themes of parasocial love and fandom culture and living as a celebrity and struggling with mental illness. This book would have been nice for me to read a bit younger 🥲. The exposition was a bit too slow, but the fast paced, tense, action filled ending made up for it in a way. Each character felt like a real being with motives and interests, which i enjoyed. I also thoroughly did not like some characters, just like real life!!! :D 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Self harm, and Transphobia

the_othersidewv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

No fue para nada lo que me esperaba, ESO ME PASA POR NO LEER ANTES LAS SINOPSIS BWKDDJDJ

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, and Toxic friendship

lucys_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Death of parent

thereadinglemon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

bookswithlemon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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

5.0

⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎
OH MY GOD. This was absolutely incredible!!
✯Representation:
Transgender (FTM) and gay main character
Bisexual side characters
Hijabi Muslim main character
Biracial (Indian and Italian) main character
Black side character

Alice Oseman never disappoints, honestly. Their books have this...charisma that makes me want to die out of happiness. The characters are amazing and the plot was very unique and interesting. I love the take on 'fandom culture' and how we treat celebrities. The mental health portrayal was well done and THE FRIENDSHIPS!! I love the friendships in Alice's books the most.
Man, I so wish The Ark were real. I wanna listen to their songs now😭

P.S. No one fucking come near Jimmy or I'll take out the knife🔪

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

rain08's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

the ending felt a bit unresolved but otherwise great 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Outing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

sprolden's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Transphobia