Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Dating Plan by Sara Desai

6 reviews

alisha's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Violence

ohheyitskaitlin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Grief, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

becca_w_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Bullying, Biphobia, Grief, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Drug use

blackveilbeccy's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this second instalment! It was even better than the first. This had lots of tropes used well - tragic backstory, miscommunications, friends to enemies to lovers - plus the awesome ensemble cast of the first book. I liked the love interest in this one a whole lot and also loved the quirkiness of the geeky heroine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Medical trauma

emilyle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

i listened to this book instead of reading it because i could rent the audio earlier then i would get the book. 
i thoroughly enjoyed this book. it is a cheesy book but the whole thing makes me melt. they are an unlikely couple and jump through so many hoops for each other and to be with each other. there is fake dating which only ever leads to actually dating.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Violence

thekatrinachapters's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

“the dating plan” was a cute and steamy romance with some refreshing representation. 

daisy patel is a software engineer who runs into her brother’s ex-best friend who broke her heart 10 years ago. during their reunion at a conference, they fake-kiss and tell her pestering aunties that they’re engaged. “the dating plan” follows them through this fake engagement.

let’s start with the bad news first - this book plays so heavily into stereotypes. it’s all i could think about as i read. of COURSE the software engineer is anti-social, loves the marvel universe, and is super organized and quirky. and of COURSE the “bad boy” drives a motorcycle and has a short temper paired with a traumatic past. i understand sometimes stereotypes are a bit unavoidable, but this one was chock-full of them. 

there were also a LOT of events in the book that just felt dramatic or downright unrealistic. i know it’s fiction but i like to walk that fine line in romances to where something like this MIGHT happen to someone, you know?

on the other hand, i LOVED the representation in this book - i feel like software engineers and venture capitalists aren’t usually the type of characters we usually see in books to begin with, and i loved that daisy was a woman of color. reading about her family and her culture added to the reading experience for sure. 

i also really enjoyed the themes that were explored in this novel. from exploring the effects of childhood trauma, to how your career should (and shouldn’t) dominate your life, and the importance of accepting yourself and your worth, i think there was a lot of good stuff packed into this one. 

overall, i think this one is worth the read if you’re into the fake-dating trope and steamy romances. 

cw: anxiety attacks, violence, domestic abuse, maternal abandonment, car crash, violence

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident and Panic attacks/disorders