Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Vinterens løfter by Lisa Kleypas

15 reviews

asymmetricwhale's review against another edition

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

3.5

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yuna's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted 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

4.0

I think this is the first Kleypas book I really liked. It's got its faults--product of its times with all the head-hopping, and goes hard into anti-fatness to signal someone is a 'bad' person. I thought the miscommunication between Evie and Sebastian was uneven, sometimes great and sometimes felt weak and just there to force the plot. The Big Baddie subplot felt a bit weak because they're basically a clown villain. There to be Bad, and though there were reasons given, it felt like those were pretty surface level and could've been made into something more. But...Big Baddie is only there to create drama for the main couple and it's successful enough.

Sex scenes are good, and I liked the love confession at the end even if I thought their relationship could've used a little more building out.
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meganbyrd77's review against another edition

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

2.75

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annahamburger's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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thefatpaperback's review against another edition

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1.5

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leahemf's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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kimib79's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Having not read the Autumn book, I was able to find Sebastian quite attractive. I do love a marriage of convenience.
Quick, spicy read 
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secretromancereader's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

5.0

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izmc's review against another edition

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

3.5

i enjoyed it. 
however, there is much that i feel weird about that makes me question how much i actually enjoyed it.
there was some terrible fatphobia in the beginning. (the fatphobia ends early on because fat people only exist to be evil family relations and don’t actually exist as kind people in the past.)

 there is also some anti romani racism in the book, and i can’t tell if it was just some characters working through some internalized issues or the author herself had some issues that she haven’t fully worked through. 

there is also a minor issue of sexual assault that could or could not be considered sexual assault depending on who you are. the main male character keeps saying no in the beginning and there isn’t even the slightest pause to see what’s going on with him saying no to sex.  
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