Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

85 reviews

witcheep's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I happily lost sleep to finish this book – it's 2 AM as I'm writing this review, or more like a note. The book is awesome!

Otter and Boggy are an adorable dreamteam of introverts, who have great chemistry. I love how their characters are written, and how they interact with each other and the world around them. Bogwithch/Maggie is the greatest grump of all time, and Otter/Aiden is the sweetest teddybear.

The plot offers so many funny and emotional moments that I lost count. Alongside all the goofiness, the book also brings up LGBTQ+ identities and the struggles one might have to face when being part of that community. The combination of these elements is very respectful, which I love seeing in a romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Outing

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

jijirich's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked all of the nerdy references and chapter titles. The story was sweet and I enjoyed that the characters were on the older side. I also appreciated the discussion of sexuality even though there was an error in definitions. Overall a nice and cozy read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Outing

hollynicole04's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Dementia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

infjkiki's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Death of parent

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Outing

mjspice's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Truly that Snoop Dogg "This is the cutest shit I've ever seen" meme

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Outing

citlalialvrod's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Es una historia tan bonita, dulce, divertida, con personajes reales y temas complejos. A ratitos me pegó en lo emocional, pero no miento cuando les digo que es preciosa.

Maggie y Aiden están un tanto solos y aislados en sus respectivas vidas, conectan de casualidad a través de un videojuego. Por error él piensa que ella tiene la edad de su madre, y ella piensa que él la de su hijo, pero una vez este malentendido se soluciona, se convierten en buenos amigos y la relación entre ellos va creciendo.

Ambos son super nerds y me gustó mucho leerlo, ya quisiera yo andar viendo Jujutsu con alguien como Aiden.
Me gustó mucho cómo se desarrolla su relación y la forma en que los vemos lidiar con las complicaciones de sus respectivas vidas, la manera en que están ahí para el otro y se van abriendo.

Aún con todo lo linda y divertida que es, aborda temas difíciles y complejos: queerfobia, relaciones familiares tóxicas, trauma de relaciones anteriores. Y lo hace muy bien, mi corazoncito sólo deseaba que fueran felices y realmente sientes que las cosas ocurren de manera redonda.


Este libro es un ejemplo de que, si bien los romances terminan felices, no significa que estén ávidos de profundidad y complejidad emocional. 
Cada que leo un buen romance recuerdo porqué es mi género favorito, y en este libro definitivamente sentí eso.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

pvp_niki's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Racism, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

aoifeprettypurplepolkadots's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Abandonment

hannahrhian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Outing