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Delilah Green não está nem aí by Ashley Herring Blake
199 reviews
kylosten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I don't often read contemporary romance because it's predictable, usually full of tropes I'm not crazy about, and often has me sitting there wishing I could shake the characters into being less stupid or selfish.
All of those things were true with this one, too, but it was written in a way I still found enjoyable. The characters had me simultaneously wishing I could shake them, while still being endearing and sometimes relatable. Each character was fleshed out with their own voices, which I loved. Even characters with similar personalities didn't feel like copy and paste versions of each other.
The relationships between everyone were messy, sometimes dramatic, and complicated but it gave the characters depth and felt believable instead of just feeling like it was there to add meaningless tension.
This book had me laughing, occasionally choked up, shaking my head, while still rooting for everyone to get their happily ever afters.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
8going80's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
abby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was delightful. I had a wonderful time reading this book. I liked the characters and the relationships.
Bonus: It was set in the Pacific Northwest.
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Blood
reddeddy'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
2.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Emotional abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism
untanglingbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really liked the characters and the setting in general was very nice and cozy. But I need to say, the story was not particularly exciting or anything. It was more or less predictable (apart from the side story about the relationship between Astrid and Delilah, which I actually found pretty interesting).
So it was a pretty good book and I definitely enjoyed reading it, but it was a rather average queer love story. Nevertheless, I bought the second volume only one day after finishing this book😁
Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent
Moderate: Toxic relationship
lauwbinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
jaylene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
crinspire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity
mausekuchen's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Toxic relationship