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sophk8's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, and Grief
sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by @ashleyhblake
PROS:
🩷All of it
❤️Okay MOST of it
🧡The Character Building
💛The Character Growth
💚Found Family
🩵The Price of Miscommunication
💙The Different Stages and Shades of Grief
💜The Coven
🩷Queer Representation
❤️Bi and Sapphic Representation
🧡Those journal entries
CONS:
💛Spencer
💚Josh, pre book and a little in the book
🩵Claire’s struggle to understand Ruby
💙Miscommunication
💜Isabelle
🖼️🖼️🖼️🖼️🖼️ out of five art installations at the Whitney and cherished selfies taken by almost teenagers.
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PROS:
🩷All of it
❤️Okay MOST of it
🧡The Character Building
💛The Character Growth
💚Found Family
🩵The Price of Miscommunication
💙The Different Stages and Shades of Grief
💜The Coven
🩷Queer Representation
❤️Bi and Sapphic Representation
🧡Those journal entries
CONS:
💛Spencer
💚Josh, pre book and a little in the book
🩵Claire’s struggle to understand Ruby
💙Miscommunication
💜Isabelle
🖼️🖼️🖼️🖼️🖼️ out of five art installations at the Whitney and cherished selfies taken by almost teenagers.
#bookstagram #books #book #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #readinglist #readinggoals #readingchallenge #hungryminds #readingrecommendation #readingrecommendation #bookreview #bookreviews #delilahgreendoesntcare #ashleyherringblake #ashleyherringblakebooks #ashleyherringblakeauthor #brightfalls #brightfallsseries #brightfallstrilogy #lgbtqplus #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqpluslit #sapphiclit #sapphic #queerlit #queerart
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
lunar_moths's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
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
It was good, got a little slow in some parts, then it felt like all the drama was shoved into the last 100 pages, great body positivity, it’s more borderline second chance love than enemies to lovers, it’s light on that trope, beautiful emotional spicy scenes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship
crystalisreading's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
- 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
4.0
Really enjoyable story. loved the Sapphic energy in this book. The normalcy. WLW get to have their small town fantasy too. And it's nice to see friendship be such an integral part of the storyline....but...
Iris acted like a bully when they were kids and is still making people uncomfortable and being rude even as an adult. It was difficult for me to see her portrayed as a good friend, with no criticism of or consequences for her behalf. even physical assault seems to be okay if she's the one who does it.
Also these characters are freaking alcoholics! There is not a task aside from their jobs that they can do without something alcoholic to drink in their hands. it's nice to see women be able to drink without criticism, but this level of constant, automatic alcohol consumption is seriously unhealthy. Therapy would work better and be easier on their livers.
And as far as representation goes, the Sapphic rep is great, but that's it. This is a glaringly white small town (perhaps accurate in a former sundown state but still annoying), full of conventionally attractive, vigorously healthy ablebodied cis white folks. Unrealistic and grosss.
Part of me wants to read the next 2 books, but I don't know if I can get past the drinking and representation issues, not to mention Iris. So probably not. Back to more diverse romances
Iris acted like a bully when they were kids and is still making people uncomfortable and being rude even as an adult. It was difficult for me to see her portrayed as a good friend, with no criticism of or consequences for her behalf. even physical assault seems to be okay if she's the one who does it.
Also these characters are freaking alcoholics! There is not a task aside from their jobs that they can do without something alcoholic to drink in their hands. it's nice to see women be able to drink without criticism, but this level of constant, automatic alcohol consumption is seriously unhealthy. Therapy would work better and be easier on their livers.
And as far as representation goes, the Sapphic rep is great, but that's it. This is a glaringly white small town (perhaps accurate in a former sundown state but still annoying), full of conventionally attractive, vigorously healthy ablebodied cis white folks. Unrealistic and grosss.
Part of me wants to read the next 2 books, but I don't know if I can get past the drinking and representation issues, not to mention Iris. So probably not. Back to more diverse romances
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Infidelity, Bullying, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Cancer
Death by aneurysmkatikins's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Very very cute! Loved hearing a LGBT+ romance that didn’t ignore the B&T. Also I LOVED the friendship development. I so wish I had had friends like this before I got married.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
mausekuchen's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
2.25
I'm surprised that a traditionally published, sapphic romance could feel so much like a (okayish) cishet Wattpad story.
The characters are all rather clichee. The bad girl only looking for sex becauseshe was cheated on , the good girl being dutiful, the kind of stuck-up step-sister, the loud, sassy friend, the sexist douchebag, the vain step-mother.
Delilah, the main character, felt like a 15-years-old (boy) with her behaviour at times (come on woman, you're 29, it's time to self-reflect). The way the pairing thought about each other (but especially Delilah) felt quite objectifying at times and reminded me of the way men are usually written. I couldn't really connect to their romantic chemistry.
Overall this wasn't a bad read per se, though 2.25 stars may beg to differ. The topic is served right, but there were too many aspects that already bothered me while reading. I guess I read to many (better) Wattpad stories like that in my teenage years, so that a romance like that doesn't impress me much anymore.
The characters are all rather clichee. The bad girl only looking for sex because
Delilah, the main character, felt like a 15-years-old (boy) with her behaviour at times (come on woman, you're 29, it's time to self-reflect). The way the pairing thought about each other (but especially Delilah) felt quite objectifying at times and reminded me of the way men are usually written. I couldn't really connect to their romantic chemistry.
Overall this wasn't a bad read per se, though 2.25 stars may beg to differ. The topic is served right, but there were too many aspects that already bothered me while reading. I guess I read to many (better) Wattpad stories like that in my teenage years, so that a romance like that doesn't impress me much anymore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Cancer
renreadsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. I have not read a good non-fantasy romance in a while. The only issues I had with this story is some parts were a tad cringey and some parts felt like it dragged/went into crazy detail but I feel like with the latter issue, it's only a problem for me because I'm use to romances that are written with less detail.
The story also made me feel a lot of anxiety and sadness which I did not expect. It's not a bad thing because the author does an AMAZING job conveying those emotions and getting you sucked into what the main characters are feeling. I also loved that while I was reading, I kept guessing and assuming the worst was going to happen because some of these characters have bad trauma and hurt people hurt people but it didn't happen.
I love reading characters that communicate efficiently, set boundaries and showcase healthy and mature behavior. Claire and Delilah were so cute together, and such loveable characters with amazing character development.
I also appreciated how there was no super uncomfortable scenes that focused on someone coming out/homophobia. There were so many queer people and no uncomfyness or anything that induced a *side eye*
I instantly started the next book after this.
The story also made me feel a lot of anxiety and sadness which I did not expect. It's not a bad thing because the author does an AMAZING job conveying those emotions and getting you sucked into what the main characters are feeling. I also loved that while I was reading, I kept guessing and assuming the worst was going to happen because some of these characters have bad trauma and hurt people hurt people but it didn't happen.
I love reading characters that communicate efficiently, set boundaries and showcase healthy and mature behavior. Claire and Delilah were so cute together, and such loveable characters with amazing character development.
I also appreciated how there was no super uncomfortable scenes that focused on someone coming out/homophobia. There were so many queer people and no uncomfyness or anything that induced a *side eye*
I instantly started the next book after this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Alcohol
deetabz's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, Death of parent, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Lesbophobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Grief, and Alcohol
creativeworld's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
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
4.75
Romance isn't usually my genre of choice but I particularly enjoyed the easy read of LGBTQ+ relationships. I liked the writing style and pacing. Although it isn't my favourite book I've ever read it was fully enjoyable even for a non-romance book lover .
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Bullying
bluberrybooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
4 star round up
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying