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The Love Test – Versuch's noch mal mit Liebe: Roman by Jenny L. Howe
12 reviews
hcgambrell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Fatphobia and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer and Dementia
Minor: Vomit
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Dementia, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Grief, and Dysphoria
dogoodwithbooks'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
5.0
I would like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with a free e-ARC of The Make-Up Test in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Plus-size main character and an academia setting? Sign me up! When I discovered this gem on NetGalley, I knew that this was a book I had to read and review firsthand. I was lucky to get this through Read Now as soon as it was listed on NetGalley.
The Make-Up Test tells the story of Allison Avery, a first-year Ph.D. student at Claymore University, who has to compete for the highly coveted medieval literature advisee position under Professor Wendy Frances against her ex-boyfriend, Colin Benjamin.
Fortunately, I fell in love with this book at the first page. You’re immediately drawn into the plot of the book with the dynamics between Allison and Colin. With such a refreshing and unique plot, I found myself easily going through this book and enjoying every page. It’s also an added bonus that this book has great pacing. I never once thought that this book felt too rushed or gone too slow.
Considering that this book was about a confident, plus-sized woman, I felt that this was the main thing I loved about this book. I really saw myself in Allison, trying to be successful in life while also being comfortable in her own skin. Since I don’t always read about plus-sized women being sought after by love interests or as the main character in the books I read, I found myself rooting for Allison throughout this book.
With this, if you’re looking for a fresh perspective in the romance genre, I would highly recommend getting this book when it releases in September.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Dementia
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse and Dementia
Minor: Cancer
alisaurus1892'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? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Fatphobia, Dementia, and Death of parent
ciscoatthedisco'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
4.75
Graphic: Fatphobia, Dementia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Vomit and Pandemic/Epidemic
jenn_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Fatphobia and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse
Minor: Cancer, Medical content, and Dementia
kalynaobyrne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Dementia
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Allison has big plans for her new graduate program—get a great mentor, become a great professor, and earn a spot as a leading scholar of medieval literature. But she doesn’t account for her ex-boyfriend—and academic rival—being back in the picture for all of it…
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent