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nophun's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Toxic relationship
helen84's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
4.0
kitkat13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
4.5
manadabomb's review against another edition
3.0
This has been compared to Bridget Jones, which I've never read and the comparison almost made me not read this. Queenie is good and presents as a little more thought out character than I think Jones is (the reviews below tell me I'm not wrong).
Queenie Jenkins is a 20-something Jamaican British girl who goes through some terrible times and chooses to handle all of it badly. As much as I wanted to shake her for her mindless one night stands, I was just as happy to see her figure out how to take care of herself. This novel touches on mental illness and what it takes to pull yourself out of a self-destructive pattern, but only slightly touches on why Queenie chose the path she did. I'm sure there's a reason she only dates white guys, but we never hear it.
I say Chose and Chooses in my review only because Queenie's internal dialogue tells us she was aware of what she was doing and knew it was wrong and ended up making her feel worse. Depression chooses for you sometimes and depression lies to you all the time. So while we and Queenie choose our paths, sometimes we get a really big push in the wrong direction.
Queenie Jenkins is a 20-something Jamaican British girl who goes through some terrible times and chooses to handle all of it badly. As much as I wanted to shake her for her mindless one night stands, I was just as happy to see her figure out how to take care of herself. This novel touches on mental illness and what it takes to pull yourself out of a self-destructive pattern, but only slightly touches on why Queenie chose the path she did. I'm sure there's a reason she only dates white guys, but we never hear it.
I say Chose and Chooses in my review only because Queenie's internal dialogue tells us she was aware of what she was doing and knew it was wrong and ended up making her feel worse. Depression chooses for you sometimes and depression lies to you all the time. So while we and Queenie choose our paths, sometimes we get a really big push in the wrong direction.
lit_vibrations's review against another edition
challenging
funny
lighthearted
reflective
tense
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
4.5
It only took me five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes to finally read this book‼️ It was just sitting on my shelf filled with all this greatness, collecting dust, patiently waiting for me to crack it open. I can FINALLY say I read Queenie and I loved every moment of it.
This book was wild, raw, and hilarious. Don’t get it twisted Queenie was a piece of work. I wanted to pop her upside the head a few times for her poor decisions and choices in men. She mentioned Tom so many times I know I screamed get the fuck OVER IT Queenie a million times. Her sexual encounters were horrible Adi was cringey, Guy was to damn aggressive, and Ted was the quick pumper. All of em were slaps in the face‼️ Cassandra deserved a slap in the face . . . Her other friends were the right people in her corner though loved Kyazike.
While Queenie irked me at times by the end of the book I sympathized with her more. She was a young woman in her early twenties who was in need of guidance. A lot of things she did were a result of her upbringing, seeing her mother abused, experiencing verbal and physical abuse herself, and being abandoned at such a young age. She was looking for love and comfort in all the wrong places trying to fill this void of loneliness. When what she needed to do was self-reflect, love herself, and find a way to deal with her past trauma.
Overall, if you have the book and haven’t read it listen when I say PICK IT UP AND READ IT‼️ I still don’t get why so many people disliked this book because I would definitely reread it. Can’t wait for the series to air on Hulu.
This book was wild, raw, and hilarious. Don’t get it twisted Queenie was a piece of work. I wanted to pop her upside the head a few times for her poor decisions and choices in men. She mentioned Tom so many times I know I screamed get the fuck OVER IT Queenie a million times. Her sexual encounters were horrible Adi was cringey, Guy was to damn aggressive, and Ted was the quick pumper. All of em were slaps in the face‼️ Cassandra deserved a slap in the face . . . Her other friends were the right people in her corner though loved Kyazike.
While Queenie irked me at times by the end of the book I sympathized with her more. She was a young woman in her early twenties who was in need of guidance. A lot of things she did were a result of her upbringing, seeing her mother abused, experiencing verbal and physical abuse herself, and being abandoned at such a young age. She was looking for love and comfort in all the wrong places trying to fill this void of loneliness. When what she needed to do was self-reflect, love herself, and find a way to deal with her past trauma.
Overall, if you have the book and haven’t read it listen when I say PICK IT UP AND READ IT‼️ I still don’t get why so many people disliked this book because I would definitely reread it. Can’t wait for the series to air on Hulu.
nikread84's review against another edition
4.0
A protagonist with issues post breakup eventually fixes her issues through therapy. An overall engaging book that also presents current cultural struggles.
katiejohns's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Abandonment, Racism, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
laurahopp's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
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
4.25
faithreads23's review against another edition
challenging
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I’ve never read a book where the main character worked my nerves like Queenie from start to almost finish lol! She was making all type of crazy choices but I feel like in some way everyone does so I have to give her a little bit of grace but still I was like girl come on now! Loved the friendship elements and her family was great! A very good read!