Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes

16 reviews

emmebelle's review

emotional hopeful 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

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

wilybooklover's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Transphobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Dysphoria

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Pregnancy

onlyonebookshelf's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

lacewing's review

emotional 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Transphobia

beccaand's review

emotional hopeful 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: Sexual content and Transphobia

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Deadnaming and Domestic abuse

(historical) kink situations/relationships that ended badly

alexalily's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Transphobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

afternoon_sunshowers's review

challenging emotional informative 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? Yes

4.25

I didn’t always love the pacing, but this was incredibly informative about the kink community as well as April’s particular trans experience, without feeling like a textbook or too preachy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

emhromp's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Well this was different. I thought I was going to be reading a little bit outside of my comfort zone, but no. This was a completely new zone. 
Having said that, I actually liked this book a lot. Although it is a transgender lovestory about BDSM and other kinks, it was mostly sweet. So very sweet.
I can hardly believe this is Penny Aimes' debut, this novel was perfect in any way. It was informative, without there being any lecture, it explained a lot for people like me, who want to understand what life is like when you are a trans woman, but I'm pretty sure trans women will be equally, if not more, delighted with this story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

rdebner's review

challenging emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

endemictoearth's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book has a cool timeline that I don't think would work all the time, but worked for me here (and I wouldn't mind seeing occasionally in future). Basically, we get their meeting and their first few encounters, then a super quick flash forward and then we get the next six months first from April, then from Dennis, and then . . . well, the rest. It's m/f with a Black MMC and a white trans FMC, takes place around a kink club and the MCs have a D/s relationship. The book negotiates power in and out of relationships, deals with this issue of trust and who deserves it really well, and . . . I don't know. I thought I would like it, but I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia