taleofabibliophile's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Cursing, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Car accident, and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit
ekg's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Drug use
hellojay's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
4.75
All in all: loved it. I’m not into romance typically, but I ate this one up! I love how the sex scenes felt real & not weird or forced. I love the rep. I love the extra characters and felt like everyone stayed as long as they should in the story (I liked them when they came, but my main focus wasn’t them of course, so I was okay when they left the scenes).
The only thing I have an issue with is something I might’ve just made a mistake on, but it seems as though Elsie thinks someone being with a man automatically makes them straight even when they aren’t & that queer relationships do not involve kids.
Also, I wish we saw more of a development with her book & I thought the baby + her ex thing would go somewhere more but I suppose the way that was tied up could suffice, as I’m not too hurt by it.
Typically also roll my eyes at the issue at the end (no spoiler), but I was properly interested & not annoyed. Maybe should’ve been a bit longer to flesh certain things out, but I’m not too hurt with the outcome.
The only thing I have an issue with is something I might’ve just made a mistake on, but it seems as though Elsie thinks someone being with a man automatically makes them straight even when they aren’t & that queer relationships do not involve kids.
Also, I wish we saw more of a development with her book & I thought the baby + her ex thing would go somewhere more but I suppose the way that was tied up could suffice, as I’m not too hurt by it.
Typically also roll my eyes at the issue at the end (no spoiler), but I was properly interested & not annoyed. Maybe should’ve been a bit longer to flesh certain things out, but I’m not too hurt with the outcome.
Graphic: Alcohol
Minor: Drug use
stechu___'s review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Sexual content
shector1's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
4.25
I received this book as an arc from Netgalley.
This book follows Elsie being evicted from her apartment. She moves in with her best friend and the book continues from there. This book is a clear example of finding love where it has always been. It explores family and the relationships Elise has. Also, Elsie deals with self-sabotage and how it can develop within herself. This book shows how life can be messy and how people constantly adapt to their circumstances. It was just interesting to see where this book would go. I think I would check out the audiobook because there are Elsie's poems and I want to hear how they would be performed. I really appreciated the Guyanese dialect and the descriptions of food were just amazing. I feel like my review does not fully capture my feelings about the book but I would recommend this to a specific group of people.
Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Drug use, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting
Minor: Pregnancy
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