Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

3 reviews

courtnoodles's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Misogyny, Abandonment, Bullying, Cancer, Terminal illness, Fatphobia, and Medical content

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol

blackveilbeccy's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-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

This was a fantastic book and I loved both the main character and the love interest. The plot was a bit slow at times and I wasn’t a fan of the texting sections, but I did love the overall storyline. The villains of the piece were a little over the top. The parents of the main character, particularly the mother, were incredibly difficult to read due to the toxicity of the family dynamics -

I was so surprised every time she chose to keep her mother in her life rather than go no contact

as she was that bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexism

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

Toxic family, estrangement, family dysfunction

yeojinqueen's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol