Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Se busca novio by Alexis Hall

29 reviews

arnold_shelby's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

alexelli's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

3.5

Has a good plot, fake boyfriend to real boyfriend trope. Good character development, they developed individually and together. Building a relationship together but also building there own personal relationships. Luc’s friends get tossed to the side a lot, only being part of the story when he needs something from them. There is a lot of casual homophobia that they brush over. He will mention it in small call outs but doesn’t really stand up for himself or others. Let’s it happen and makes a small comment and moves on. Not comfortable as a queer person reading. The friends are mostly queer but it feels like a token queer friend stretched into a queer friend group that of course a gay guy would have. Also a weird toss in at the end about Oliver maybe having an eating disorder. Wouldn’t be as bad if more time had been taken to talk about this or if mental health was an overall theme but it seemed like a weird toss in of buzzwords. So overall a good plot but a lot of small issues with writing. Feels like a straight woman writing a straight story and changing the characters last minute. Good read, just not perfect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Addiction

Minor: Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

leonormsousa's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

aexileigh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Cancer

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder

ingridmaria's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Homophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

josoko's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Cancer, and Addiction

Minor: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

a_l_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit and Eating disorder

merah's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Racism

loads of self sabotage

romanticthrill's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? N/A

5.0

I had the time of my life with this book. And because of that, I know that I can't possibly communicate what exactly made this book so perfect to me and what it's meant to me to get to know this book which means...listy review.

ALL OF THE THINGS I LOVED ABOUT THIS BOOK:
- Alex was hilarious. The misaimed jokes Luc told him everyday were one of my favorite things about this book.
- Alexis Hall's humor !! The perfectly laid out pop culture references that hit so hard, I thought about them long after they had gone. And honestly just how funny and charming the story was told. If I wasn't crying, I was grinning my face off. Huge props to the narrator, also, because I ate this audio UP. 
- Wow, can't believe I made it one bullet point, without mentioning Oliver who is probably one of my favorite MCs of all time. There are characters who, less than a page read, less than three pieces of dialogue from them, just capture your heart and that was Oliver for me. I really connected with him and I just want to protect him from any and everything.
- The early dynamic between Luc and Oliver was everything. The unsureness of them was yes awkward but in such a seamless way and then they pushed each other's buttons and then slowly their jabs became biting fondness and I can't even deal. 
- And when they fell, I fell, everyone probably fell, because Alexis Hall is PURE MAGIC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Terminal illness

saffyre's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Body shaming, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder