Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond

8 reviews

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

rockyroadbutch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Classism

displacedcactus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

For a book that is marketed as a romance, the main couple actually spends very little time together on the page! Amy is our only POV character and the book is really about her figuring out her career and how to navigate where and when it's safe being "out" in mid-2010s Tulsa, OK. It feels like almost as much time is dedicated to her friendship with her two gay besties as with Charley the love interest. And that's fine, friendship is important! But ultimately this ended up reading more like a general fiction book with a romantic subplot than a true romance.

There are lots of yummy baked goods on the page, as well as other food-centered scenes and traditions. Because Amy works at a dive-y queer bar in 2013-14 Tulsa, there's not really a lot of "mixology" going on, she's mostly slinging beers and shots. It's definitely more food-focused than drink-focused.

Overall, I felt like this book was good but not great. I'd recommend it to anyone who specifically enjoys food-themed romances, but I wouldn't put it on my list of top romance reads ever.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

Although this book is overall light in tone and hopeful, the characters are all living through a time of uncertainty as to whether they will ever even be allowed to be married, and whether it's safe to be "out" in public or at work.

callmekt's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Outing

Minor: Toxic relationship and Vomit

The whole book is about a queer woman working in the wedding industry in a red state during a time where being queer wasn't as widely accepted. She also works at a bar and attends a lot of weddings (hence the alcohol).

bookcrushin's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit

Minor: Cancer

rotatinglibrary's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

Thanks to The Dial Press for the free advance copy of this book.

 - QUEERLY BELOVED is a joy. It's a romcom with a delightfully screwball premise that also digs deep into some really hard, complicated feelings around queerness, assimilation, found family and more.
- I didn't live in the Midwest, but I remember having so many of these exact conversations and arguments in the pre-marriage equality days. It's cathartic to see so much of these tangled thoughts hashed out here.
- I love Amy and Charley. They're wonderful complements to each other, and it's fantastic to see a sapphic pairing that isn't two femmes.
- It's also lovely to see a queer story set somewhere that isn't traditionally thought of as gay-friendly, and showing that there is still vibrant queer life there, and not everyone is desperate to escape to a bigger city. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia