Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

51 reviews

rosesandproses's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

My biggest gripe with this book is the audiobook narrator which I know isn't a reflection on the book itself. But if you listen to the audiobook, ALL the women sound absolutely catty, pretentious, and awful. I wanted to attribute it to the British accent, maybe, but it doesn't bother me in other audiobooks or British media.

Honestly I expected more from this story. It was kind of a let down. There were some incredibly witty moments where I laughed out loud and I do really like Luc and how he grows in the story. Oliver was okay. Bridget was annoying as hell, which maybe was the point but dang tone it down just a little. The James Royce-Royce bit doesn't hit in the audiobook (I have also likely spelled this wrong because of that). I don't know...Red, White & Royal Blue did it better in my opinion.

This book is also incredibly British, and there was quite a lot of slang and British English that flew over my head. I know Hall is British and I'm not saying it should have had less slang, but I, as an American who never had an Anglophile phase, was lost several times because of the language. Also, I've never been to London and this book definitely assumes you have been to London. Considering Luc breaks the fourth wall, we could've explained some of the geography better. I would have been equally lost with this amount of information given if the city were Chicago or New York.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, and Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

fantasycat's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-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: Homophobia and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was a delight. I love Alexis Hall's sense of humor, and the narrator was very talented. I wish the ending hadn't been quite so abrupt, but knowing there's a sequel, I guess I get it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, and Alcohol

kaitlynfriedman's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia

kemperwrites's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Homophobia, and Mental illness

knockoffrainbow's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

jamiejcs's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

this is the first book i finished in one sitting how insane, this is getting the lower rating (it absolutely would be 4.5 stars) if the stronger subjects were handled with more care, it was good, but very frustrating at times ESPECIALLY at the end, but for the time it was written  i would have loved to see more care given to the theme of mental health 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Abandonment

myarae's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

One of my favorite romances that I’ve read lately! It’s funny, joyful, heartwarming, and so much more. I would highly, highly recommend:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

bmceleney's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Mental illness