Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

156 reviews

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

thebibutterfly's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

This book was a bit of a rollercoaster with a really sweet romance mixed in with rather complicated, disordered characters. The main character is very realistic because he’s terribly flawed, while the love interest seems perfect, but really isn’t, which is nice to see. I do wish more time was spent on sorting out Oliver, but I suppose deflection was one of his strengths. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Abandonment

suerte_encantada'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

katievallin's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, and Eating disorder

jaxx88's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Self harm, and Grief

annathechaoticreader's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

It was a light fun read! The couple had a lot of chemistry and it was a perfect book to turn my brain off! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

amris's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use

jerrysaywhaaa's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

I hated this book and I don’t know if it’s because I discovered I hate the fake dating trope or because I hated most of the characters in this book. I think the one part of the book that worked for me was the relationship between the two main characters, but it wasn’t enough to salvage everything else. I have taken everything by this author off my to-read list though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Alcohol

teamlauren11's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder

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