Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

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

its_vendetta's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

AHHH. I loved it! I think it was such a cute and heartwarming story. I loved Dylan and his motivations and immediately loved him and Theo together. The slow burn was real and then tension between them was !!! 
I loved the conflicts and how both Dylan and Theo had to resolve issues, instead of it just being a one sided conflict. It really makes the story more realistic and interesting.
Honestly i’m sure there are flaws im forgetting to bring up, but the book just made me happy! I looked forward to reading it and it left me feeling cozy and giggly and that’s what really matters! My only wish was that it was longer, I wanted to stay with the characters more.
My favorite quote: 

“You didn’t give me a fraction of what I have, Dylan.” His voice cracks a little. “You gave me a whole missing piece.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Dementia, and Abandonment

arturo_luzen's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Dementia

ezwolf's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

I thought this was a very cute and fun gay YA romance! Dylan and Theo are very sweet characters that are easy to root for. 

I'm very hit or miss with YA and with romance, but something about this one made me very interested. This book does go through the motions of the usual romance tropes, but they didn't bother me the way use of those tropes usually do. There were some moments where I had to suspend my disbelief, but this book is fiction and maybe some of it can be written off as that's just how rich people are. 

Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail