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Ökyrikas tyttöystävä by Kevin Kwan

6 reviews

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

Personally I found all the prejudices easier to ignore in this one, so it was easier to actually enjoy the book.
However this book did not need to be that long, a lot of the book was name-dropping in relation to food, clothes, jewelry and cars. It felt unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Classism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Stalking

starlessnebula's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was so much better than the first one. Perhaps this is because there was no movie to guide my expectations before reading the book. Everything that I disliked in the first book was majorly improved upon, especially the amount of descriptions and the pacing of the story. There was also less of the more annoying characters (cough Eleanor cough) and more time focused on other, more loveable characters. I can't wait to read the last book of the trilogy!

As for the plot, I loved the Kitty and Astrid arcs, and at first I was hesitant about the 'Rachel is actually from a rich family' trope but I love how it was handled, especially Carlton's character. Also the Roxanne+Colette plot twist really took me by surprise!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

onewoman_bookclub's review against another edition

funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Ableism

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Racism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Infidelity, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol

kayesomething's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, and Eating disorder

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Violence