Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - Delilah Green Doesn't Care

Would I ever read it again? Did I like the characters? Did I care about the the characters? Do we learn enough about the characters? Was the ending NOT flat? All answers are a no. But I did enjoy the story and was moderately entertained. Some parts were spicy which is a fun sexy time but also… sounded boring? (maybe bc of the emotionality? Maybe bc it’s not necessarily what I would do? I dunno).
A lot of parts of the story needed more time spent on it and some parts dragged on. Maybe that’s to be expected in a book centered on romance, but it would be nice to have rounded characters and stories.
I also really hated the way it was written. Nothing wrapped me in - it felt more like I was being talked at rather than drawn into the story. Additionally, there was a lottttttt of writing about “cis straight white man,” which, don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan. However, all main characters and most side characters? Were? Cis white people, and *two* trans+ characters, all presumably white? It felt like the author was just throwing around girl boss feminist phrases. Additionally, to always include “women and nonbinary” people as a monolith felt gross. I know it wasn’t the intent, and YES you can be a lesbian and be attracted to women and non-men, but as a non-cis person, the phrasing (always saying “women and nonbinary people” or “women and femmes” felt washy, shallow/careless, and white feminism. Just say non-men.

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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? Yes

2.75

For some for most this rating should be a 3.75 but I’m knocking it down to 2.75 because the one of the main character Delilah is a lesbian, but she does not use the word lesbian to describe herself until halfway through the book but before that she uses the D word. Which is not something people who are not lesbians should say. And promo for this book, Delilah is described as a lesbian, but in the actual book itself she is not described as one until halfway through the book. Also, this book is very alcohol dependent. And by that I mean that in most of the scenes were something important is happening or there’s just a group gathering. Alcohol is present and being talked about and being drink. Which I personally have an issue with and I also think it paint the idea that you have to drink to be an adult and that queer people drink a lot.
Onto the romance part of this book I thought it was fine. I don’t love that. The reason Delilah got with Claire was essentially for bed and I know that it doesn’t end up being like that in the long run but as somebody who grew up plus size it’s hard to read it the skinny hot person going out with a plus size person as a bet, even when it turns out fun. I also think that big, romantic gesture of taking the photo of Claire was creepy and not romantic. So it didn’t really work as a romance story for me.
I think the relationships in the book between the characters are realistic. Like how Astrid and Delilah feel toward each other. And the friend group was heart warming.

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