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A review by carleesi
It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake by Claire Christian
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
2.5
I had so many people tell me they loved this book that I went into it with my hopes way too high. It was a fun romantic comedy, but by the end Noni annoyed the shit out of me.
I've realised that I'm sick of reading fictional stories of women letting bad sex happen to them. I know it's something that happens, a lot, but I'm personally done reading about it. I understand that was part of her journey, and could maybe have accepted it but it just all felt like too much. The situation with the principal bordered on kink shaming for me and I really wasn't a fan of the way she was so shocked by him not being into penetration
It seems like her pleasure quest comes to an abrupt end and becomes less about finding herself and more about falling into another relationship. She does amazing work on herself for the whole book then it all seems to come undone by the end and she's back to being neurotic and dependent and relying on someone else to define her happiness.
I was frustrated by a protagonist who uses fat as a perjorative and from the way she speaks about her body and experiences the world, she’s mid size. In an attempt to be body positive this book misses fat liberation entirely.
I really loved the concept of this book but the execution let me down. If you go into this expecting a tropey romance, you'll have a good time.
I've realised that I'm sick of reading fictional stories of women letting bad sex happen to them. I know it's something that happens, a lot, but I'm personally done reading about it. I understand that was part of her journey, and could maybe have accepted it but it just all felt like too much.
It seems like her pleasure quest comes to an abrupt end and becomes less about finding herself and more about falling into another relationship. She does amazing work on herself for the whole book then it all seems to come undone by the end and she's back to being neurotic and dependent and relying on someone else to define her happiness.
I was frustrated by a protagonist who uses fat as a perjorative and from the way she speaks about her body and experiences the world, she’s mid size. In an attempt to be body positive this book misses fat liberation entirely.
I really loved the concept of this book but the execution let me down. If you go into this expecting a tropey romance, you'll have a good time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia and Miscarriage