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rhiannonhoward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
Moderate: Fatphobia
stacy837's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage and Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
rubyrosereads_'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? No
4.5
I absolutely loved this lighthearted, warm hug of a book! This is an adventurous story of Noni, bisexual and recently single. It’s about friendship, love but most of all learning to love yourself.
I really enjoyed the audiobook version and sped through this wanting to find out more about Noni and the next steps on her pleasure quest around Europe. I thought the character development was excellent as Noni learned to put herself first rather than catering for other people’s needs.
If you’re in the mood for something light I recommend this one!
Moderate: Fatphobia and Miscarriage
thatfabchick's review
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Fatphobia
There is strong language in this book and on page sexdecklededgess's review
- 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
4.0
Well this book took me ages to read and I have to apologize because it's really stunning. It's a late quarter life crisis book about a woman in her 30s who decides it's about damn time to live life to the fullest. She yeets herself to Europe to fuck around (literally) reconnect with old flames, and find what gives her pleasure in all senses of the word.
I really loved how chaotic the first half of the book was despite it taking me the longest to get through. Noni's found family were adorable. I also loved the sexual experiences she steamrolled through. It added to the humor of the book and offset Noni's internal growth journey.
The endgame romance was precious and I LOVEDD the conclusion.
Moderate: Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
thefatpaperback's review
5.0
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury
mexigingerale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The saving point of the novel and the only reason I didn't DNF before the romance appeared is that Noni is fat representation you don't see often and I enjoyed her character.
Go in expecting a ton of smut, imo unnecessary smut, but if you're looking for that then this book is great. The romance when it does appear is very cute, but I was personally not completely convinced by it. I also do not love most romance books, so I might just not be the best judge for that
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
carleesi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
2.5
I've realised that I'm sick of reading fictional stories of women letting bad sex happen to them. I know it's something that happens, a lot, but I'm personally done reading about it. I understand that was part of her journey, and could maybe have accepted it but it just all felt like too much.
It seems like her pleasure quest comes to an abrupt end and becomes less about finding herself and more about falling into another relationship. She does amazing work on herself for the whole book then it all seems to come undone by the end and she's back to being neurotic and dependent and relying on someone else to define her happiness.
I was frustrated by a protagonist who uses fat as a perjorative and from the way she speaks about her body and experiences the world, she’s mid size. In an attempt to be body positive this book misses fat liberation entirely.
I really loved the concept of this book but the execution let me down. If you go into this expecting a tropey romance, you'll have a good time.
Moderate: Fatphobia and Miscarriage
miasreads's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Child death and Miscarriage
sara_m_martins's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a story about a steamy fling turned romantic relationship, with loads of conversations about what self-love is and how to practice it - if that's your thing, read this book! There's plenty of deep moments (see topics above), accompanied by a bunch of loveable characters and a handful of antagonists. Throughout the book, Noni figures out what her life could be and what life she really wants to live
I really thought this was going to be a 5 star read, but the story was completely different from what I imagined, so while I enjoyed it, I didn't love it.
I was really excited about a travel-around-the-world, figuring-yourself-out, having-fun book. Alas, this was a world tour, the same way most US performers do a "world tour": they do a couple cities in the UK and, if you're lucky, Amsterdam, and that's it. As Europe-exploration was the big pull-in for me, the lack of travel really impacted my enjoyment of it. This is no fault of the book, it just made the book not for me.
Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Grief
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy