Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

9 reviews

relin's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Very silly premise that is followed through in an enjoyable way! Characters all have delightfully human problems and concerns they are navigating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Death of parent, Medical content, and Alcoholism

While in the premise, parent trapping their parents is cute, it does also make them step sisters in a romantic relationship with each other.

saukittome's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Violence, and Alcoholism

madlysoph's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was a delightful read! It was so much fun despite the unfortunate realities imposed upon the characters due to the time period. While it does have more serious moments and plot points, at the heart of it this book is a fun sapphic historical romance. Them ending up as stepsisters

and with a shared half-sibling on the way

does feel a bit weird, but the author both makes it work and makes it charming. This whole book is delightfully charming, the characters are bright and witty and made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion while reading. I absolutely adored Qwen and Beth, their friendship was delightful to watch blossom, and their romance even more so. The immediate obsession they have with one another is so indicative of first love (and being in one's early 20s) and is achingly sweet. Their parents are both fully fleshed-out people independent of their children and are positively adorable together. Both of them are full of heartache which they are beginning to mend with one another by the end of the book. After all we learn about Beth's mother specifically and her marriage, seeing her happy and free at the end of the book is so lovely. The marriage act subplot was clever and tied into the greater story very nicely. The third-act crisis was handled wonderfully and added to the story rather than detracted from it. I loved the extended cast of friends and family that forms by the end of the book, which sets up the sequel rather nicely, which I am highly anticipating and am at the top of the holds list for! The only "detractor" for this book was that the author tended to kind of skim over/forget about the timeline, randomly throwing in that it had been a month or a few months that had passed rather than showing it, aside from that the writing was great and I had a fun time! This is a great read and I highly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Misogyny

Minor: Vomit, Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, and Violence

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Lesbophobia and Violence

felishacb's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Violence

gabeagenda's review

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

Made me happy cry

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Violence

jinx3djules's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

it was cute. i could get past the whole step-siblings thing at first, since getting their parents together was the only way they could be together

however, when their parents had a child together at the end, i was left with a kind of gross feeling. like, imagine sharing a half-sibling with your lover.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

kellysbookverse's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Violence and Sexual violence

stardustandrockets's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I was given an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was everything! I absolutely love the hijinks Gwen and Beth come up with to get their parents together so they don't have to get married themselves. Not realizing they're both queer until it's too late, this was an absolute joy of a book. Mixing my love of historical romance, queer discovery stories, and badass ladies.

The cast of characters was great. Aside from the main duo, Albie was a stand-out to me. Same with Meredith. They were both so accepting of Gwen and Beth and probably realized they had a thing for each other before they did.

I absolutely adored this book and cannot wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Homophobia, Sexism, Alcohol, Classism, and Sexual content

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship