Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Undone by the Ex-Con by Talia Hibbert

6 reviews

lags2much's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Outing

Minor: Drug use and Violence

peachani's review against another edition

hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

a_manning11's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Outing

Medical content refers to descriptions of living with Type 1 diabetes. It's handled very well and is relevant to the story.

leahkarge's review against another edition

DNF @ 25%

Didn’t care for any of the characters and couldn’t force myself to continue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Outing

jzthecatlady's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I love Talia Hibbert's stuff, and I especially enjoyed the ballet references in this one. My only issue was the epilogue. I feel like she tacks them on to all her books, which is fine, but this one wrapped things up a little too neat and tidy. Sometimes a book can just end without us getting their whole life story. But that's an incredibly minor issue. Otherwise I thought this was a fun read with the right amount of spice.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Outing, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

 - I've been working my way through Talia Hibbert's backlist with #LoveAndBiscuitsRead. Hibbert has always been a master of the sharp heroine, and Lizzie is no exception. I will say, however, Hibbert has gotten much better at building a believable relationship as her writing career has progressed. This book was a little too much insta-love for me - a lot of "I know you, you aren't like this" conversations when they've barely spoken to each other.
- I can't speak to how realistic the portrayal of life with diabetes is, but much of this book is about Lizzie overcoming her internalized ableism in regards to her diagnosis - something you don't see much in books, let alone romance novels.
- Also, Hibbert clearly loved a high stakes, high drama plot in her earlier work. Blackmail! Family secrets! Running out of time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Outing