Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Aftermath by L.A. Witt

4 reviews

tragicgloom's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infertility, and Infidelity

kharlan3's review against another edition

(m/m, contemporary, romance). This may be my favorite one so far. A recently divorced bi massage therapist single dad meets a former professional hockey player recovering from catastrophic injuries with ED. Dogs!! I liked Jon’s refusal to find Brent a burden, and the abusive/manipulative dad storyline was effective. I really liked the creative sex and journey around that. The best part was obviously them adopting the dogs, duh. There was some weirdness with this audiobook- the narrator for Jon was oddly quiet/solemn on the chapter names, and there was one moment of what sounded like strange re-records on a Brent chapter. Only a little distracting though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty and Alcohol

moatzilla's review

challenging medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Car accident

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, and Grief

irisheyz77's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

**I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.**

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this installment in the Vino & Veritas series and while this one was a quick read with many feels there was just something about it that didn't click with me. I really enjoyed these two MCs and their love story but kind felt that once they met each other that almost every other character fell by the wayside. It felt very siloed. However, I did like how LA Witt handled the issues of these two broken men and how she helped to heal them both by finding the other. I was also glad that this one was over 300 pages as so many in this series have felt short and rushed which gave plenty of time for character and plot development. Overall, a good read but not my favorite in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Toxic Relationship is between an MC and his father