Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

They Hate Each Other by Amanda Woody

7 reviews

nillech's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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

4.0

Easily relatable and heartfelt. This is a slow burn love story that makes you desperately root for love to conquer all of life’s misgivings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Biphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Classism

sarahna's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Classism

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I knew this was going to be a 5 star read from the jump. I loved it so much!!! My beautiful bisexual babies with the world on their shoulders!!! They’re enemies, they’re lovers, they’re fake dating, they’re comforting each other and figuring out the world together! I ate it all up. I thought the tough topics were handled with care and I fell in love with these boys and their stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

analyticalang's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, and Death of parent

mel_j's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

Jonah broke my heart, Dylan was such a well-written character. I loved how they both slowly realized not only their feelings but also that they had people who were just there for them, no questions asked. 
Wonderfully written enemies-to-lovers storyline, both heartbreaking and hopeful. (Also, Dylan was so caring and Jonah deserves all the hugs and naps.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Outing, and Classism

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-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

Did I stay up way too late finishing this book last night because I just couldn't put it down? Yes, yes I did. Though that's partly my fault for also starting it so late into the night. What really gripped me about this book was the characters and the overall emotional depth. It's just so well done. Dylan and Jonah are archenemies at the beginning of the book, but as they both get to know each other, they realize there is a lot more to each of them than meets the eye. 

I do want to mention that this book is also falling prey to a trend I've been seeing in queer YA in the last year or so in that it's being marketed as a fluffly, cute romance (even down to the cover design), but it's not really that? Yes, you have fake dating and some of the classic fake dating tropes, but both Jonah and Dylan are dealing with some very real trauma, which leads to some really emotional moments in the book. These are all mentioned in the content warnings at the very beginning of the book, but if you go in expecting cute fluffy romance, this isn't what you're going to get.

But I digress! The marketing has nothing to do with the actual writing of the book, which in my opinion, is really well done. As someone who generally reads books for character, I was so invested in both Dylan and Jonah. I read something somewhere that Amanda Woody was influenced by Red, White, and Royal Blue when writing this, and I can truly see this book as a pretty good read-a-like for that, as least in character chemistry. Just not in overall story plotline.

All in all, if you're looking for an emotional, heartfelt queer romance to read this Pride Month, definitely pick this one up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

analenegrace's review

emotional funny 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

4.0

This was a cute YA with characters that felt fleshed out and real. My only criticism comes from the end, which felt like it just kept going and going when it could have ended when the characters got back together. The sex-focused ending did not feel necessary. I also don't love when teenagers confess their love so quickly, it just frustrates me as an adult.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia and Racism