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The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

5 reviews

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

The story was generally okay, but I found the characters so frustrating, especially Emmy, the main character. She handles things in such an immature way and doesn't seem to ever grasp the consequences of her own actions or the lack of taking action. The story is painted as if to communicate that she has developed as a person, but in the end, she's really not a lot better than she was at the beginning. Anytime a romance scene came up, I found myself caught between laughing and cringing. The romance was poorly written and tacky, which was especially bad considering that this book was primarily a romance novel. Anytime actual portions of the band's songs came up, it made me want to cringe, or even skip over it entirely, even more. Overall, the characters are unenjoyable to read about, the plot is lacking, and the writing is just okay. This book was a very mediocre read for me and I doubt that I'll be recommending it to anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity

This book focuses a lot on emotional abuse/manipulation, so take caution when reading. It also deals a lot with alcoholism and the resulting effects, both on relationships and physical effects (like vomiting). This book includes a lot of toxic relationships, so I would recommend avoiding it if any of these things upset you.

queer_cir's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Yes yes yes
This is being added to my comfort reread list
I got all the queerness, all the love, all the neurodivergentness
Half the pages are highlighted cause I felt the words so deeply
I just want brightsiders songs to be real
I'm sad I'm finished cause I want to live in this world with these characters forever
Though in a way I do and that's what I loved about it cause their shared love and support their queer chosen family reminds me of my queer chosen family

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Biphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

jessnreads's review

medium-paced

1.75

I feel bad rating this so low but I didn't really connect with this book at all. There were some scenes I didn't mind and found really nice but beyond that, it just felt rather lacking. I wanted to enjoy it, love it even, but I didn't. There was so much potential for this to be utterly superb, but for me, it wasn't.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

anniereads221'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Car accident

Minor: Transphobia

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hannahmayhere's review against another edition

emotional 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

The representation in this book is amazing! Worth the read just for that. I loved having a whole crew of LGBTQIA+ characters. Overall this was a great quick read! I wish there was a little more dimension to the antagonists, but I still really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Transphobia, and Car accident

Minor: Vomit