Reviews tagging 'Death'

La mala costumbre by Alana S. Portero

4 reviews

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

4.0

In Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero, translated by Mara Faye Lethem, a trans woman casts her mind back to coming-of-age in working-class Madrid in this homage to sisterhood. 

See a review on my blog. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Terminal illness

Contains instances of misgendering also challenged.

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Murder, and Lesbophobia

inmasanzlo's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Transphobia

Moderate: Violence

miniingrid's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, and Dysphoria