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sophiesmallhands's review
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Alcohol
pey333'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
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
quil's review against another edition
Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Vomit
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I did appreciate that the ending was left fairly open, because I'm always skeptical of happily ever after endings for teens. These open ended books just feel more realistic to me. While I wanted a little more character development throughout, it was an overall enjoyable book!
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Infidelity
Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury
daniallreads's review
- 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
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Toxic friendship
theunfinishedbookshelf's review
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Infidelity
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
elliott_roi's review against another edition
4.5
Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell was a romp from start to finish. I was thoroughly invested from the opening chapter to the final sentence. There was lots of drama (both on and off stage) and a cast of complex and interesting characters. It was also set in Australia, which is always fun!
Noah was a likeable character, and despite the many mistakes he made, I was still rooting for him. I did have some issues with Eli,
The romance was very cute and made me smile. I loved the exploration of both theatre and gaming. It was a lot of fun!
And although this book had an overall lighthearted vibe, it also dealt with some heavy topics such as body image, bullying, and difficult relationships with parents. This would be an excellent read for high schoolers, especially.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Sexual content
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
amobrien'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
4.0
Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell is a YA queer romance that combines theatre and gaming. It's so fun and, at times, incredibly frustrating in the best ways. The characters are still loveable even when you want to shake them and tell them to make better choices. I loved it!
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol
nemoslittlelibrary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
✨ Showing skinny shaming is STILL body shaming so yeah don’t do that please x
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Mental illness
Moderate: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
shybookstagramer'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
I loved Noah and Eli's relationship online and IRL, even though my heart hurt every time Noah lied to Eli, especially online. Even though Noah made a lot of poor decisions, I still couldn't help but love his character. I loved Eli too. There were so many great characters and then there were some that I just wanted to strangle! When you read the book I'm sure you'll know who I'm talking about.
Something I really appreciated and enjoyed was the fact that the author went into detail about the behind-the-scenes aspects of the musical so I felt like I was part of the show. I also liked the gaming aspect. Pretty much I enjoyed the whole story, including the ending! The ending was a mix of emotions but I thought it was perfect!
I can't wait to see what Tobias Madden comes up with next!
audio specific: I loved the narrator so much! one of my favorite narrators! It was perfect. I really liked that they included sounds for the notifications for the online messaging conversations and when characters made phone calls it actually sounded like one voice was being heard over the phone. It added a whole new aspect to the listening experience.
Graphic: Bullying and Infertility
Moderate: Body shaming