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booksthatburn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I especially like how this deals with grief, and the complex emotions of losing someone who has been a major force in one's life, especially when they've mostly been a negative influence. Someone can be terrible and important, and that's often hard to deal with. The shape of their absence can leave an enormous wound, even if their presence was slow suffering.
HUSBAND MATERIAL could kind of make sense for someone who hadn't read BOYFRIEND MATERIAL, but the emotional roller coaster of the first book means that a lot of processing and establishing of various relationship dynamics took place in BOYFRIEND MATERIAL, with the characters moving forward here after a time jump and a new status quo to be disrupted by all these weddings.
I like the ending, it fits Oliver and Luc as individuals and as a couple. They are figuring out their relationship, not anyone else's, but it takes a while for them to understand what they actually want from the socially proscribed steps and ceremonies on the relationship escalator.
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Excrement
its_vendetta's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Minor: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders
caelfind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
babyleo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Toxic relationship
headinthepages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide
lim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Pro traditional marriage message, homophobes winmerah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Dysphoria
Never feeling worthy / good enough (very graphic!) Difficult family dynamics. Feelings of child abandonment.eamily's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
ladythana's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Eating disorder
sarahna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism