Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor

3 reviews

aspencross's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

The main characters in this book need 👏ther-👏a-👏py👏
Naomi and Ben also deserved better and both deserved to be homecoming king and queen.

-Jeremy is an asshole who’s only consequence is getting punched by a bully when he is such a shit friend to everybody
- the boy also complains about not wanting to be a victim and then victimizes himself all the time
- Jeremy does so much shit in this book and we’re told that he’s popular and was popular before he transitioned and I do not understand how when he’s so insufferable 
- I was on Lukas’s side until

he lit the school on fire, cheated on Naomi, almost ruined Ben’s Life by not admitting he cheated on a test by stealing the answers

. I get he’s going through a lot but he went way too far. 
- I have never rooted for 2 characters to never get together as much as Jeremy and Lukas 
- The ending was horrible because there’s so many plot points that are left unopened like

Terry stealing 30k from the school and never facing consequences, principal not getting reprimanded for giving a teenager a card with thousands of dollars, the potential updated code of conduct, what universities the students got into, how their lives went after not winning homecoming court, Lukas’s parent’s divorce

.

Side note: the author has also apparently done some shit and is lesphobic. This Reddit post has links and more information https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/s/JuVfSwXcrt 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Infidelity, Grief, Homophobia, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

gigi785's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The chapters are written off of one of the main character’s POV which makes it all very easy to get frustrated by the decisions they make😭

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Transphobia, Bullying, Deadnaming, and Homophobia

Moderate: Child death, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, and Sexual assault

Minor: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

mals_library's review against another edition

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Alcohol, Child death, and Grief