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cdkm9's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
divine529's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
As much as I love romance plots, I don't read many books from that genre and I find that I can be picky. This book checked every box for me.
This follows our main protagonist, Henley Rose Evans, a 20 year-old who works for a cruise company in the marketing department. She's incredibly driven and eternally stressed out and is up for a promotion. The problem? Her incredibly irritating and good-looking co-worker Graeme is also up for promotion, and Henley will do everything she can to beat him. In the meantime, Henley's sister Walsh is also in town unexpectedly. They all end up going on a cruse to the Galapagos and things kind of go from there.
I couldn't put this book down. From the writing, fun plot and fantastic and relatable characters, it just really resonated with me. Henley and Graeme's whole relationship arc was fantastic and I can see myself in both of the characters in various ways. I adore them both so much. The backdrop of the cruise was also delightful and I loved getting to visit the Galapagos in this. The themes and topics explored were also great: climate change, ecotourism, sexism in the corporate world, harsh judgement when you don't know a person, abusive relationships...all explored in a very poignant way.
All in all, a fantastic read and one I'll definitely reread in the future.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
brookey8888's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
skck09'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
What I expected to be a cute summer rom-com actually ended up being more about standing up for yourself and making a difference in the world. It started out as the rom-com but then evolved into a story about empowering women. Although Shipped wasn't what I expected, it was still a great read, and I loved the eclectic mix of characters.
Disclaimer: Only one thing annoyed me and that was the spelling of the name Graham, spelled Graeme in the book. For the entire 321 page I read it as Grime in my mind and immediately corrected it to Graham every single time, which was a lot!
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
100_pages_hr'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: Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
lexa's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Grief, and Pregnancy