Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Homicide and Halo-Halo, by Mia P. Manansala

12 reviews

lindsloveslit's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.5

Homicide and Halo-Halo was a cute and cozy, food-filled mystery. Reading it made me SO HUNGRY! (Fortunately, since I was borrowing it from the library via the Libby app, I was able to snack the entire time. 😋) 

If you read & enjoyed the first book in the Tita Rosie's Kitchen series (I've got a more personal review of that one up), you'll like this one, too. It had heavier content, but the author included those warnings in the author note at the beginning of the book. 🫶🏽 You can tell through her writing that she has put in work towards her mental health, and I always like seeing that reflected on the pages.

One of my qualms with the first book was the sheer amount of characters. We learn more about the main character in this second book, but it is DEFINITELY story driven, not character driven.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Fatphobia, and Grief

alisonreadsitall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

I absolutely LOVED this cozy mystery. 4.5 stars! One of the best parts is the descriptions of all the amazing Filipino dishes! 🤤😋 (unfortunately, where I live is severely lacking Filipino restaurants so I’m going to attempt some of the recipes in the back. 🙃)

I also appreciate when a book is encouraging towards therapy- there’s no shame in seeing someone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

thereaderfriend's review

funny mysterious 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

4.0

Much heavier than the first one but heavily enjoyed! :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexism, Vomit, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Misogyny

kylieqrada's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

This rating is based purely on enjoyment. These cozies are just fun, fast-paced, and filled with a mix of different cultures and identities. Not much more to it than that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

jadatrack's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexism

redsshelves's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Fatphobia

sallysimply's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

What a romp! And one with such heart and navigating important issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

mysterymom46's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Violence, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship

love3v07's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Murder, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Mental illness

jularcido's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Grief