Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey

38 reviews

wholesomeandqueer's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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? Yes

5.0

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jennikreads's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

4.0

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shaunashares's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

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meghanwilloughby's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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thevietvegan's review against another edition

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

4.5

This book follows the lives of a few people in a town and makes you fall in love with a lot of the characters and then switches to characters that kinda suck (but like as a good contrast to humanize or to show that their bigotry is more deeply rooted in their own insecurities).

It's sad to see a glimpse of how a lot of people feel about LGBTQIA+ people but I really enjoyed getting to know this small town and how people grew from the experience of having two years of exposure to people outside of their cis-het bubble. I wish I saw more into some of the characters lives (like Zach and Avery, instead of of just updates in passing from another character's perspective).

Overall, a really good and hopeful read. Lots of trauma, but healing, growth, and self-discovery.
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booknerdnative's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Is it too early to call my favorite book of 2021? Yes. But, I have a feeling this will be at the tippy top of my favorites for this year. So hopeful and inspiring, I loved every minute of this charming story. It balances hard hitting and cozy really well. Brilliant!
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potatogrr's review against another edition

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dark funny sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I loved the single-chapter for single-character format of this book. Each character gets a single chapter - no more, no less. However, there is a significant passage of time throughout the book -- about 2 years with a little epilogue moment at the end. It was super interesting to see the author work in updates about previous chapter's characters from the current chapter's character's perspective. There's a lot of mentions of homophobia - since that's the central plot point - but primarily the book has as hopeful view of changing opinions. 
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youval's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • 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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