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purplatypus's review
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
joensign's review
- 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
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Classism
micaelacccc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual content
yasidiaz'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? Yes
5.0
Just As You Are is a love letter not only to Pride & Prejudice but to queer culture as well, mainly Sapphic culture, which is something still so underrepresented. So if you love Austen and are queer, you will for sure love this book.
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Lesbophobia
attolis's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Drug use
the_lesbrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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.
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship
arizona_foster's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic friendship
booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship