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scoobygirl93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
imds's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
tanouska's review
5.0
First I should do something besides reading though, bunny homes don't clean themselves, unfortunately.
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
thewildmageslibrary's review
4.0
Also, *chef's kiss* to all of the amazing queer rep!
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Homophobia and Grief
dobbsthedog's review against another edition
5.0
In this one, which is the first in the series (and yes, I’m reading them out of order), it is the story of Declan and Sidney. Sidney is genderqueer, and I think this is the first book (definitely the first romance) that I’ve read with a genderqueer person in it. As a cisgender person, I’m still learning about other genders and I really liked Sidney (Declan, too, though he’s a bit of a disaster). Maybe it’s weird for me to say, but I really liked that throughout the book Sidney was genderqueer, using they/them pronouns, there was absolutely zero mentions about what gender they grew up as, they were just themselves. I really appreciated that that is how they were written, that Declan just completely accepts them as is.
I also liked how normalized therapy is. When Declan messes up, he realizes how terrible he’s feeling and makes an appointment with his therapist. Therapy is a good thing and needs to be talked about more in fiction.
Overall, very enjoyable read, and I will be moving on to the second in the series ASAP.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
lindseyisreading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Addiction
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
rosage's review
- 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
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
snowydaze'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, and Sexual content
thanmayi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It was refreshing to see how the author portrayed the social norms for queers and how the main characters dealt with not fitting in and still being valid. The way panic attacks and anxiety weren't used as a prop for the plot and were actually a part of the character was nice to see.
As for the side characters, I would DIE for Mason. He is an absolute sweetheart and deserves the world. His character was so well planned and he knew exactly the right things to say in many instances. The rest of the mfkers were also a delight to get to know about in the book. Definitely thrilled about getting to know Oscar better in the next book.
With all that being said, I did want to dig myself a hole and disappear because of second-hand embarrassment for about the first 50 pages of the book but powering through it was definitely a good choice. If you want an emotional yet funny book with kickass characters then you should definitely pick this book up.
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders