Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

5 reviews

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

I didn't think I would like this book because it was not on a topic I was used to reading about, but the story of Angel and Juliet, of Jimmy, Rowan, and Lister, really surprised me in a good way. Every character had their flaws but it didn't make them any less likeable, and I know this is far-fetched, but I would love a sequel of this one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Outing, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

yeeperdoodles's review

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Outing and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual content

innastholiel's review

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Deadnaming, Drug use, Sexual content, Death, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, and Grief

this_is_lee's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

This book absolutely blew me away. It was nothing like what I expected, which was refreshing. I’ve never been horribly interested into fame/celebrity storylines but Alice crafted this so incredibly beautifully that I couldn’t not enjoy every minute. It has a slow start that snowballs into some breathtaking twists. 
I found this book to be so important because of the representation. Angel is a hijabi Muslim and Jimmy is not only a famous singer but is also a Transgender Christian. Reading through the perspective of these two characters came to be quite insightful. Everyone felt 3-dimensional and had real and relevant struggles. 
Overall, I learned a lot while reading this book in addition to enjoying the hell out of it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Grief, and Sexual content

anaguana's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Outing, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Medical content, and Racism