Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

18 reviews

criticalbooks's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide attempt

elephantshoes4's review

emotional funny hopeful relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Transphobia

wynterwonderland's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dysphoria and Transphobia

itshardizzy's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

this was such a cute and easy story to read. the MC, Noah, is a trans boy who is already very confident about who he is, but who still has some issues concerning dating. Noah has a blog called Meet Cute Diary where he posts fake dating stories - wanting to bring some hope to trans people. As it was expected things go wrong and he has to save his blog.

 This was a story to relax and it was a comfy read. But I didn't connect as much to the characters and I felt like there was the need to have a closure between the MC and one of his love interest. 

The one thing that I liked the most about this book is the use of pronouns and the conversation around them. I'm used to hearing pronouns like "she/her", "he/him" and "they/them" but in these books, the author uses neopronouns "e/em". It felt refreshing to see the character getting comfortable with the pronouns e chose. BTW the author also prefers e/em pronouns. 

If you want a cute read and a more chilled read, this is the right one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Dysphoria and Bullying

longlost's review

emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

fun book. appreciated the subversion of romance tropes. emery lee's writing style was also very engaging and bouncy and id def be interested to read more of eir books. on that note i very much appreciated that a major character uses neopronouns. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit, Transphobia, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Drug use, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

a big portion of the book focuses on the toxic relationship between noah and drew which can be uncomfortable to read about.

aseel_reads's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed the beginning of this book and then I saw where it was going and while I applaud the idea, it became quite boring and predictable very early on

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Pretty adorable! I loved the pronoun fluidity and search for finding the right ones.

Rep: Triracial (white, Japanese, Afro-Caribbean) bisexual trans male MC, questioning genderqueer androphile asexual love interest with anxiety, lesbian side character.

CWs: Alcohol consumption (including underage), drug use, dysphoria, gaslighting, mental illness (anxiety), panic attacks/disorders, toxic relationship, transphobia/transmisia, mentions of past coming out, discussion of past suicidal thoughts and attempt, mentions of past bullying, arophobia/aromisia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

aromarrie's review

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia