Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Curves for Days by Laura Moher

17 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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elarkysavin's review

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emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Wow this was terrible. The entire book felt forced and the pacing was totally off. The language used to describe the setting and characters was cheap and cheesy. I almost set this book down to not finish multiple times because the descriptions were so trashy.

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stayathomereader's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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hcgambrell's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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callidoralblack's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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sariereads's review

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emotional funny 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

5.0


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a_ab's review

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

2 5*s. I was hoping to like this story more then I did. I did like the plus-sized heroine, although her character was handled with some "poster child" bluntness. But that is probably the best compliment I can give this book.

I didn't enjoy the writing — something about it kept annoying me — not a consistent problem, but a variety of small flaws which could and should have been better. There is too much telling, not showing, but I was also grateful for that when it came to the heroine's past and some other traumatic content. 

I also kept wishing to see more of the side characters and to have them better developed at the expense of the main characters' repetitive scenes and internal monologues.

But the worst part of the book is the 'hero'  — the guy has his head stuck neck-deep up his a**. He is self-centered, sexist, delusional, psychologically blind/illiterate despite having a graduate-level degree in the field (!), has a savior complex and (!) an inferiority complex, and insists that all relationships and interactions need to happen on his terms and his terms alone. Yes, most of his terms aren't terrible or ill intentioned, but his refusal to accept any alternatives even when his terms are harmful or full of s*** is bordering on bullying and abuse. He doesn't get the chewing out he deserves for his hurtful behavior, and he doesn't do nearly enough damage repair in the end. I wished better for the heroine. 

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jackiepreston's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0


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eicart_reads's review

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emotional medium-paced

3.5

I enjoyed this love story between Rose and Angus. It was a fun, quick read that dealt with some really hard topics, so please mind the content warnings, especially around PTSD in military veterans.

Things that worked for me:
• grumpy/sunshine
• strangers to antagonists to lovers
• genuine conflict that was completely understandable from both perspectives
• Rose’s newfound friends in town
• the small town setting
• home renovations

Things that didn’t work for me:
• Angus’s hugeness was over-described. He’s a very tall, broad, large, imposing dude. We didn't need to hear that quite so often!
• Some of the times Rose was trying to help people by giving away money felt a little icky to me.
• It was very white and heteronormative, so I wish it had been more diverse.

I would recommend this for someone who wants a mostly light, straight, romance set in a lovely small town with lots of great friends and neighbors. I look forward to seeing more of the town and neighbors in future books.

Please note, this book includes of a lot of difficult things, including PTSD and suicide in military veterans, an only child caring for a terminally ill parent, poverty, bullying, severe fat-shaming. They all seemed to be handled well, from my perspective. Big caveat that I do not have experience in any of these specific situations, so I could be completely wrong on that.

I received an e-arc of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

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aishoka's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

Sweet, lovely story. The people and relationships are believable and satisfying. 

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