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amberinpieces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
caseyaboutthroughout'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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Alcoholism
kitaface's review
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Besides being selfish and self-centered, the main character is also very White Feminist. She monologues often in the book about how life is tough for her, a cis white lesbian, and needs other characters to point out their own struggles that she has not cared to pay attention to.
This book just didn't work for me (including the mostly non-existent romance) but I am willing to chalk it up to bring a rocky debut. I was lucky enough to read the author's second novel first, and it was much better overall.
TLDR: Skip this one and read Looking For A Sign instead.
Graphic: Homophobia and Outing
Minor: Alcoholism
stacy837's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Car accident
therainbowshelf'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Outing
Minor: Alcoholism
prettysoyboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Alcoholism
rsk1315's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Moderate: Homophobia and Religious bigotry
Minor: Alcoholism
tlrjhnlwsn's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Outing
kj468's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Child abuse
dogbuttsandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I’m always on the lookout for more contemporary sapphic romances, especially set in the southern United States, so I was VERY excited to get my hands on an arc of Queerly Beloved. And that’s where the excitement ended. This book had great story concepts, but needed some serious editing - there were so many different storylines. Is it about someone hiding their queer identity at work? Or a professional bridesmaid? Or a sapphic romance? Or a coming of age story? It was trying to do too much and ended up succeeding at none of it. The side characters were all severely underdeveloped and seemed to rely on queer stereotypes. Also this should not be marketed as a romance, it’s barely a part of the storyline and has the most forced HEA of all time. So many content warnings for homophobia. Last thing - while I love the frequent use of pronouns in the book, that would not have been normal in 2013.
Graphic: Homophobia and Outing
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Infidelity