Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

24 reviews

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Cancer

alouette's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.5

"I swam up, Violet. We both did."

a beautiful, lyrical, swimmingly fantastic novel. you can tell the author poured their heart into this book, into the achingly real and complex characters, into their relationships, and into the journey they undergo. it was difficult for me to read at first, painful and hitting too close to home, but that's the beauty of it, i suppose. i feel like a better person, more self-aware and more resilient, for the adventure this book took me on. even if the first half was painful and confusing, the second half was comforting and lovely.

"I'm saying our choices matter. Choosing to try... that's not a small thing."

i was hoping that violet, liz, and orion would become a cute poly trio but how it turned out with the girls was sweet nonetheless

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

julesmae's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was sold on this by "queer Twelfth Night" retelling - but there was so much heart and such moments of delicate prose tangling like our thoughts so often do I enjoyed it for so many more reasons that just that. I rarely find myself enjoying YA novels anymore, but this felt like the most realistic depiction of teenagers I've ever read, one that doesn't relegate them to any specific stereotype that I'm tired of reading. Overall, a great summer read, charming and deep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

enbylibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia