Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Kimppakämppä by Beth O'Leary

106 reviews

noellegrace8's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was cuuute. I love how individualistic Tiffy is! She's not of average appearance, but she doesn't it affect what she can wear and act like. She's not the definition of "conventionally" attractive, as Leon's girlfriend so viciously remarks upon, but Leon is absolutely enraptured by her looks & beauty. I love it!

It's also solid epistolary literature. The way the chapters transition from one of their notes/letters to a relevant scene is awesome. It feels so natural.

I appreciate that the book covers more than just their romance, too. I like the prison subplot, how it shows what people might be like when justice fails and truth is suppressed. And the look into publishing, and hospice even moreso, is interesting.

I didn't give a full 5 because I prefer having an up-close-and-personal look into characters, but this felt a bit bird's-eye at times.

I give both Carrie Hope Fletcher and Kwaku Fortune 4.5/5⭐️'s. And the only reason they're not higher is probably (unfortunately) not thier fault. The production left in a lot of mouth sounds. The tracks should have been edited better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

fleur____'s review against another edition

medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! I loved the premise of how Tilly and Leon start flat sharing, how they officially meet, and how their relationship evolved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

lilawsahar's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

She has such great friends :) What a supportive group. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

taylormoore's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content

mariskyjy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

A sweet, lighthearted read. I listened to the audiobook, and enjoyed the use of two narrators. I also liked that it was easy to distinguish Leon's chapters due to the distinctively different writing style. All of the subplots were fun to follow as well, it kept the story going in it's slower phases.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

- Medical content is because Leon works as a hospice nurse

; though none of his regular patients die during the book, fortunately

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hollifr's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content

siankrb's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

A cute romance book, I really enjoyed the pacing and the characters, especially how the writing style differed between Tiffy and Leon’s perspective. I found it difficult to get into at first but ended up struggling to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death

liznperry15's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content

kld8338's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content