Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

4 reviews

fanboyriot's review

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

5.0

♡ Fake Dating

♡ Family Restaurant 

♡ Hamptons Wedding

While this did have a quicker pace than I was expecting I really liked how things played out in this book.  The plot and characters balanced each other out nicely.

Dylan’s whole entire family were so adorable. The wholesome friendships, sense of family, and love for their passions, this book had so many cute moments.  It’s lighthearted but had its angsty moments here and there. 

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧(1/5)

POV: First Person

Release Date: 16 May 2023

Rep: Asian (Main Characters, Chinese/American and Singaporean), LGBTQIA+ (Main and Side Characters)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

maki576's review against another edition

4.5

4.5⭐️
It was very sweet and cute, at some moments I even laughed out loud💕

Made me smile,laugh,cry and look at the non existence camera in my room with a shocked expression 
I’m a sucker for cute familial relationships an this was a 10/10 on that scale
Only reason it’s not a 5⭐️ is because I wish it was longer. The start felt rushed and I wish we saw the characters become friends before they started fake dating.
I found it a bit odd how the characters saw each other like one time and then went to a wedding as fake boyfriends😐
Idk man that just made me annoyed but the rest of the story made up for it🤭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

litoreads's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

dodgeremerson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Cute YA romance. Does not give you anything beyond what it promises, but it's an enjoyable read. I found the two boys (Dylan and Theo) very sweet and the ending is very heartwarming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol