Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

5 reviews

happyberry27's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Alcohol

Minor: Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Homophobia

samchase112's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Queer hockey fun! I loved the cast of characters — from Mickey's sisters to his kind teammates — and the message of hope, strength, and love in this wonderful little NA romance. My only issues were how quickly and neatly things were wrapped up, and how unexplored Jaysen's character felt. I really think an additional 50-100 pages would go a long way in developing Mickey's eventual decisions, as well as exploring Jaysen as a real human — not just a hot hockey bro. Regardless, I loved the meaning behind this one, and it really does strike a beautiful balance between coming-of-age with mental illness, and pure, adorable romance! A+!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

matheo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Outing, Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

grimm_bear's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.75

!!!!!THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS DEPENDING ON HOW YOU DESCRIBE THEM READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!

this book covered two things im struggling with right now (falling back in love with my sport and feeling alone) it was so relieving to see someone in similar conditions as me get better and find a way out

the only harp i have on this book is the ending, we didnt get to see mickey and jaysen be together in their relationship, i think an epilogue would have been nice, but over all the ending was rushed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Mental illness

Moderate: Biphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism, Gaslighting, Sexism, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cursing, Racism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Outing

urlocalvocaloidstan's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

 This is an amazing rivals to lovers book, and there was tension between the two characters in the very first chapter. There was also a lot of diversity and the Mickey knows that he is privileged, being white and growing up in a rich family. The mental health struggles also said a really good message, about how being privileged doesn't mean you can't have your struggles. All of the characters were really big comic reliefs and were shipping Mikey and Jaysen even before they started having romantic feelings for each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Classism, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Lesbophobia