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booksawyer'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Body shaming
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and Homophobia
I also want to include a moderate trigger warning for toxic diet culture and a minor trigger warning for conversion therapy.asiantomato's review
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Bullying, Fatphobia, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, and Homophobia
Moderate: Eating disorder and Self harm
taleofabibliophile'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Minor: Racism
betweentheshelves'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
4.0
Outside of the plot/subject matter, there is a lot of great representation in this book. Josie struggles with being fat in the book, accepting herself and feeling confident. She's also bisexual (or possibly pansexual), though this is a much quieter part of the book. Garrett has crafted an extremely relevant book that I think will resonate with a lot of teens.
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Homophobia and Self harm
pucksandpaperbacks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Homophobia
Anxiety, fat-shaming, mention of dieting, and weight loss, internalized fatphobia, body dysmorphia, self-harm by hair pulling, mention of conversion therapysidbookreviews's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Full review to come on my blog soon!
Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Body shaming
Moderate: Biphobia and Rape
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
caseythereader'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
4.5
📚 Wow, this book! So much is packed in to the character of Josie and the world she inhabits. I could have followed her forever.
📚 I especially want to point out how easily and seamlessly Garrett gave her characters intersecting marginalizations (Marius is Black and bisexual, Josie is Black, bi, fat, and has an anxiety disorder) that are inextricable from the story but also not the entire reason the book exists.
📚 OFF THE RECORD gets really real about sexual assault and harassment, please know that going in. Everything from "it wasn't that bad" to "this is so egregious I can't believe it isn't already front page news" is covered.
Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence