Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

59 reviews

bi_n_large's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0


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oh_bother's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Really cute and tender exploration of growing out of old friendships, growing into yourself, and healing from a past you’re just beginning to understand. I wasn’t expecting the central conflict to be about a sexual assault, so that took me back a bit. However, the author weaves this story beautifully with rich and diverse characters and I appreciated her voice and heart. The timeline of events and skipping around in years felt a little clunky and, as most YA novels about gen z written by millennials do, some of the “woke” stuff felt contrived and stuffed in. Then again, I remember the way I talked in college at my tiny liberal arts school 😂 I really really liked the sweet and awkward
sex scene between Wes and Sav 🥹
The Wes storyline really grew on me, though at first the crush felt unnecessary. Overall, sweet and heartfelt read that made me feel warm and hopeful for my growth to continue even as a late 20-something 🩶

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nata_c's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense 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

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kateywaldhart's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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


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ems_book_shelf's review against another edition

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3.5

yet another book that really needs to explicitly state how MUCH of this book covers sexual assault and the PTSD that comes from being raped. Like this entire book is about coming to terms to being SA’d when you were a teenager and didn’t have a word for it yet. Even still, I enjoyed this book and had a good time reading it. This is just a PSA to anyone thinking of picking this up!

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joensign's review

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0


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hallielovetrees's review against another edition

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challenging 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? It's complicated

4.75


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dangselena's review

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was such a beautiful queer coming of age story. I loved the balance of humor and lightness with the heaviness of healing from trauma. Definitely one that leaves you feeling light and hopeful at the end. 

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laurakfinnegan's review

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

3.0


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elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

My goodness. A masterpiece. 

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