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culzean's review against another edition
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
haley49's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was a mess but I enjoyed it. All the conflicts were melodramic, the mid/plus-size rep was hit or miss, and there wasn’t enough groveling in my opinion—but I ate up all the tropes. Conor and Taylor were sweet leads who pretended they didn’t have golden retriever energy when together. There were some laughing moments and some good cameos from previous installments in the Briar U series. (No off-campus ones) When he wasn’t being stupid, I adored Conor as a love interest. He is the sweetest. Probably my favorite Briar U boy??? (There is something about boy #4 in Elle Kennedy series lol) I recommend—if you can withstand the some representation issues and second hand embarrassment. The fat rep is with the main character who is bullied for her looks throughout her life, specifically by her sorority sister, but it really impacts her self-esteem and its her main source if inner conflict. At no point in the story does her love interest think about her looks or weight with any negativity but there are several points in which she jumps to conclusions, even when irrelevant, about her weight being a problem. Her love interest continually reassures her but at times it does feel like the she-needs-male-validation-to-feel-beautiful trope. She is also heavily sexualized with her weight, particularly with regards to her boobs. If any of that would seriously bother you, this isn’t your book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexism, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use and Outing
clarayumi's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Outing
jasminel14's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
2.25
This book dragged so much. Which is odd since it was shorter than the others in the series. I wanted to love it, I did. But the way the plot was handled just fell so flat. It felt like the author only had a Wikipedia level knowledge of any of the topics handled, which made it difficult to connect to. The communication was atrocious, something I can handle when it’s done well and makes sense, but here it didn’t make sense, it was just annoying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment
Minor: Eating disorder