Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Just as You Are by Camille Kellogg

17 reviews

purplatypus's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

joensign's review

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

This was a delightful take on a Pride and Prejudice retelling with lots of interesting references to modern queer culture and interesting twists to the original story. A really great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Classism

micaelacccc's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content

attolis's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Drug use

the_lesbrarian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Just as You Are is a Pride and Prejudice-inspired romance about a late 20s fluff-piece writer 
working at a failing queer magazine as she finds herself falling for the rich, cold woman who is helping keep the magazine alive. 
The novel delves lightly into gender expression and butch identity and is one of few lesbian romcoms where both leads are somewhere on the masc-identifying spectrum. An old-fashioned feel-good, comforting love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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'm am so dumb. I just liked the cover and the fact that I saw (it's more complicated than that in the narrative but I'm judging books by covers here) a romance with butches. It took my 50 pages to put together the Pride and Prejudice references, but once I got that I was in. It's fun, it's stupid, it's heartfelt, and has a fun layer of meta in both the journey of the character and the references. I had a really great time.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship

booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

THE QUEER EXPERIENCE!

Kellogg builds a comprehensive story around a queer magazine on the brink of closure. While discussing topics of gender expression, how dating works in the big city, an enemies to lovers plot line that you can't help routing for and friendships that ebb and flow through it all.

I think so many queer folks will see themselves in this novel. There is wonderful representation across the board.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

queenkath32's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

lettuce_read's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Outing