Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich, Sophie Gonzales

15 reviews

rhiannon_burden's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

I found this book hard to get into and also in some areas lacking in research overall it was good but I thought it felt unfinished at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Outing

Minor: Body shaming, Vomit, and Kidnapping

oakleys_readinglist's review

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

Objectively, it’s a good book. And Ii enjoyed listening to it. For me, this book was more serious than what I was looking for. The toxic mother and managers not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

laracroft2001's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content

kylasmv15's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Outing

anniereads221's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

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shybookstagramer's review against another edition

5.0

 I'm going, to be honest, I didn't have an intention of reading this book. I finally gave in because I saw it so much on bookstagram and everyone seemed to love it. After reading, I see why. This book was so damn good and I can't believe I was going to just let this greatness pass me by. I loved everything about this book, the characters, the romance, the storyline. I think my favorite part, besides the romance which is always a favorite for me, is the fact that the story focused heavily on the hardships that musicians and bands face in the industry. I didn't expect the book to go as deep into this part of the world as it did or take the twists and turns that it did, but I greatly appreciated it because it brought this situation to the forefront.

I will close this review out by saying read this book because I was internally squealing from the cuteness of the romance and crying for how the characters were treated. So if you want a book that gives you some great emotions, I highly recommend checking this out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

hln's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction and Homophobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

delz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich have collaborated on something very special in “If This Gets Out.”Saturday is a management made “boy-band” consisting of Ruben, Zach, Angel, and Jon. Jon is the son of Geoff, their manager, but he pulls no punches, he’s definitely the rep for management. The boys however are genuine friends just trying to look out for each other, even when it feels like they’re up against a wall. That’s what happens when Ruben gets tired of the fake persona he’s been given and wants to just “come out” he’s told to wait, but it isn’t until Ruben and Zach begin an intimate relationship that things begin to implode. We’ve seen so much this story in the news with people like Britney Spears, Michael Jackson and Demi Lovato, their management monetize their youth and talent, using them up to just throw them away. The two writers have created a very sweet love story with a backdrop of a very volatile and at times extremely ugly industry. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

isabella_ramensky's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Homophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming and Racism