Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - Losers: Part II

Found family vibes mixed with a great redemption arc, all the spice and great schminky rep, Part Two was definitely my favorite of the series, and I loved how this ended.

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jorkreads's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

Guys I have so many things to say but first off: OH MY GOD.

This book is everything to me. I want this book in my casket at my funeral. My one main source of joy in life was reading about these five characters realizing what they want and going after it in spite of the odds that are stacked against them.

Jessica Martin was the Queen Bee at Wickeston High, and she had many people who loved her and many who hated her. Initially she believed her popular friends loved her and the Freaks - Manson, Lucas, Vincent and Jason — hated her. But there was always a part of her that was drawn to these four boys, and watching them go from distant strangers in The Dare to the loving found family where they ended in this book made my heart swoon.

Of course, they had trials, tribulations and lots of sex along the way that you’ll just have to read for yourself but GOD. I love this book and these characters so much. I will think about them long after I close this book, and probably for the rest of my life.

One of the easiest 5 ⭐️ reads I could have given this year, and definitely a favorite for life ❤️‍🔥

(If this has piqued your interest, please pick up this masterpiece - and make sure you check your TWs!!)

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liferhi_inspired's review

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5.0

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alyssa_booktok's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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discarded_dust_jacket's review

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dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It’s clear what the main goal of each of the books in this duology is: the first book is about reunion, overcoming lingering resistance to a relationship between Jessica and each of the members of this group, and building trust. And the second book is about love, and the admission/acceptance that they all love Jess and vice versa, as well as healing and forgiveness between them.

I understand that none of those things can be rushed, so on the one hand, I understand why it needed to be broken into two books and why each of the books had to be so long, but to be totally honest, this one still felt a bit too long to me. I think it’s because at least in the first book there was tension; the book started with Jess still hanging with the popular kids and so, plot-wise, a lot more BIG, external shifts had to happen in that book. It kept my attention.

This one, they’re already in a relationship, so all of the shifts that take place happen on a character-driven, emotional level. Sure there’s some outside threat with Manson’s father, but honestly that aspect of the plot feels very marginal.

Don’t get me wrong, I still really enjoyed this series. I enjoyed getting to know each of the guys individually and their stories. The sex was obviously very very hot. The found family element was *chef’s kiss*. It wasn’t bad by ANY means and I’d still absolutely recommend it. I just thought this one moved a little slow at times.

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shaipanda's review

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dark hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I preferred the first book more slightly but this one was still done incredibly well and I really enjoyed getting to see more character and relationship development from the characters even though it did get a lot darker at the end (and was fairly tense through most of the book) which definitely stressed me out lol

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tguccione's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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fink1129's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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