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Glitterland by Alexis Hall

31 reviews

vickybuka's review

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

howdydoo22's review

emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Sexual content, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Mental illness

littlewishling's review

emotional 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

3.5

I do love Hall’s writing but I struggle when accents are phonetically written in books and it made this a really difficult read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

delz's review

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Glitterland is full of sex and emotional upheaval. Ash is a successful author with “type 1 bipolar depressive with clinical anxiety disorder.” He’s attending a friend’s stag party when he notices a very attractive, sparkly man, Darian across the room. They end up hooking up, at least that’s what Ash tells himself, but there’s something about Darian he just can’t forget…his “glittering pirate.” Darian with his very strong Essex accent and an innocent sweetness that is opposite Ash and his posh friends has woken something in Ash he thought was long dead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

leaf_arrow's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Classism, Self harm, and Mental illness

lynns_lovely_library's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was good but not great. I am always a fan of gay romance and mental health representation but it wasn't my favorite out the genre. I loved the romance and the development of the characters though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Ableism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol and Bullying

jwarnimont's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction

analenegrace's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The thing I appreciate most about Alexis Hall is his ability to write completely unlikeable characters but keep you engaged in their story. He is also funny in a way I don't think I fully get because I am American, and god, Alexis Hall is the most British British author to ever British. 

I've read most of his books at this point, and I genuinely don't know if I ever come out of them having loved them, but I also keep wanting to read anything he writes. When I saw this, his earliest book, was getting an expanded rerelease, I figured I'd pick it up; It was so very Alexis Hall in a way I think I've grown to appreciate even though they are very, very wild books to read.

Plot and character-wise, this was sad, hopeful, and kind of lovely. The writing of the Essex accent really had me laughing because it reminded me of reading Harry Styles fanfic in like 2014, I guess, which is when this book was first written...

Lastly, the religious references and comparison were hilarious, and the part where he compared "being a bit mean at a wedding" to Peter denying Jesus Christ had me actually laughing at my desk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Fatphobia

streebela's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

lost_windsock's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely loved Darian. I loved Ash, as well, but Darian was the literal shining star of this book. His ability to be himself, see Ash for who he was, and love him despite how difficult Ash made it, was just a treat. It was clear throughout the book that Darian didn't have the most confidence in himself, but he powered through that to be as glitteringly incandescent as he was anyway. The character growth of both Darian and Ash was so sweet to see, and I even thought I would hate Niall forever at the beginning and I ended up liking him, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts