ju_harue's review against another edition
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
4.0
Gostei muito de como abordaram as pautas raciais das mais diversas representatividades, as questões de confiança, de corpos, de vulnerabilidades psicológicas e sociais...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racism, and Racial slurs
midnightbelles's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was enjoyable to read. I thought it was interesting to start the book with the two mcs meeting and I wish they communicated better (major are we dating or are we not dating back miscommunication that felt really stupid) but their relationship was cute. overall this is just a basic fake dating romance so no complaints from me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Cancer, Car accident, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Racism
imnotadorableimpunk's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexism
Moderate: Cancer and Car accident
annahamburger's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Racism
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, Classism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cancer
khymihr's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Racism, and Fatphobia
michellestoll's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Racism and Fatphobia
onefineelephant's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
6/10. This book is not what I expected. I wanted a steamy adult romance with a splash of fake dating. I got a Wattpad-esque fade-to-black romance with two thirty-ish-year-olds who act incredibly immature and insecure. The entire basis of their relationship is their attraction to each other and "feeling comfortable" together. There were many sex scenes but they weren't explicit which I feel really took away from the story considering one of the only things they did together was have sex. Also, it was really offputting for me that the book never once mentioned Drew's family or touched on Alexa's parents. And the book kind of praised Drew for not being racist or sexist or that he "protected" Alexa from these things but that is literally the bare minimum. Drew is one of the most plain love interests/protagonists that I've ever read about and his relationship hangup did not make any sense. The book posited Drew's inability to commit to stem from his past relationship with Molly and that he broke up with her and she was upset with him which made him feel bad so he didn't want to go through that again but it never actually gave a reason as to WHY he broke up with her in the first place. It just kept saying he "broke the heart of the nicest person ever" without ever explaining why. I didn't hate it but I didn't like it; it was mostly just bland.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Cancer
ashleycmms's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Cancer, Sexual content, Alcohol, Medical content, Body shaming, and Racism
Minor: Drug use
xeniba's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It’s a sweet book, but didn’t hit me quite in the feels. The main character had a decent amount of internalized fatphobia, but the supporting characters never said anything negative about her size (except for one character early on in the book). Overall, I enjoyed reading it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Racism
fern_gulley's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Racism and Fatphobia