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Playing the Field by Zoë Foster Blake

lugalante's review against another edition

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Protagonist hates herself and every other woman ever for being fat, or fake, or uncool, or slutty or and I quote “retarded”. This is not done in a my protagonist is a bad person look at her grow way, but actually in a zero-self-awareness just misogynistic way. There are also racist, homophobic, and ableist comments in this that are presented as quirky protagonist and friends banter. 2010 was not that long ago. Also just so boring! I don’t need to hear about how the cheerleaders are strippers or some other asinine comment, get to the point!

tienslow's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

alskinner's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

ashleigh_grim's review against another edition

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2.0

Started off okay then got boring. Wish it had more of an ending.

poppisheridan1's review against another edition

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4.0

this was a really quick and easy read and i enjoyed it!!! but the ending was just kinda disappointing and i felt like it definitely needed an epilogue or something

turningpagesmm's review against another edition

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4.0

Nice and easy read! Would’ve liked a better ending but I’m guessing it was left open just in case.

astridandlouise's review

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3.0

wish that the ending wasn't so abrupt & didn't leave so many unanswered questions.

diemnhunguyen's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm disappointed again. I fear no one can be on the same shelf as J Rudd.

Half way through the book, it got so excruciating I could only read a few pages at a time.

samstillreading's review against another edition

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3.0

Fairly well written chick lit (with bonus extra adjectives) about a relationship of your average Aussie girl with high profile football (rugby) player. The plot doesn't really advance beyond meet the boy, insecurities compared to other WAGs, problems with ex-girlfriend, repeat. The twist at the end wasn't terribly plausible, but it was a bit different. Nice book, but nothing special.
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