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livelaughomo'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
3.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing
Moderate: Addiction, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault
jaxx88'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
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement and Gaslighting
Minor: Cancer, Mental illness, and Medical content
k8lynn'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
caitsamermaid'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Grief, Outing, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Deportation
teetea'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Outing
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
eliasaurus'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? It's complicated
3.75
It's also very sweet, and hot, and a lot of fun. The characters are cute and well fleshed out. Nobody felt flat. The dialogue is mostly fun, though there are a few points where it gets cringey. The sex scenes weren't too gratuitous.
Sometimes you just want something hopeful and fluffy.
Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Outing
Minor: Rape
sakeriver'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Homophobia and Outing
Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
maybreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
“i saw her at the devils sacrament!!!” girl… what were YOU doing at the devils sacrament 👀
I spent formative years on tumblr and I suspect Casey did too.
My issues with this book are very related to the political narratives within. It feels like wish fulfillment. It feels naive. It feels a bit cringe.
Imagine instead of 2016 it's the 2020 election when Trump emerges.
You can't do escapism but the political commentary is soooo on the nose and wish fulfillmenty that you're also not reading something that has any real merit (in my opinion). Maybe some people do enjoy a fictionalized Trump as a villain in their gay escapism romance... I just rolled my eyes everytime that plotline showed itself.
Back to the romance. Henry and Alex work. They have banter, the have chemistry. They vibe very fast tbh and then it's just waiting for them to realize that they actually do have feelings beyond fwb. Enjoyable.
I'd recommend this to someone who can handle the cringe vibe of the politics.
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Drug abuse and Death of parent
sshaw86's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Outing
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault
carterlovestowrite'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Outing
Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Classism