Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling

32 reviews

moonstruck_next_friday's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

A good mix of spooky themes and lesbian fluff. It’s so much fun to hate Veronica and root for Morgan. There’s a couple good twists at the end too. Even though “These Witches Don’t Burn” came out before the prequel “This Spell Can’t Last”, I highly recommend reading the prequel first it’ll give great context for the characters actions and decision making. Can’t wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? No

3.5

Lettura simpatica e abbastanza coinvolgente, facile da leggere, con un cast prevalentemente femminile e protagonista amabile.
Peccato per il finale, troppo veloce e un po' raffazzonato, in quanto altrimenti questo libro sarebbe sicuramente risultato sulle 4 stelle piene.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Biphobia and Gun violence

lena_loves_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

iksme's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Oh my god, the blood witch I guessed as soon as they were introduced. But the witch Hunter, OMG I did not see that coming. That plot twist had hands! But oh I loved this book, no one is who you think that are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

viaviaggi's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

lucyselim's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I really don't know how to feel about this book. On the one hand I love the representation and the story is pretty decent, if somewhat predictable, but I also just felt something lacking. However, I know I would have loved this book more when I was a teenager. To conclude, whilst realising I am not in the target audience, I am still a little disappointed with this book overall, but I love the casual gayness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Lesbophobia

sarah_onyxartemis's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Torture, Stalking, and Lesbophobia

barry_benson's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood and Medical content

smillas_tales's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was such a good time, and exactly what I was looking for this spooky season! It’s got queer witches and a murdererous mystery, and if that doesn’t get your attention, I’m not sure what will!

This is a super fast-paced story with a deadly mystery element, and a cute queer romance. But don’t be fooled, it does take a darker turn than I expected, so consider checking the trigger warnings beforehand!

While I love a fast-paced story, I did find it almost a little too fast at some points. I think this book could’ve benefited from being a little longer! The characters seemed to move on a little too quickly from some of the very serious plot points, and I would’ve loved a bigger focus on the consequences.

Similarly, the romance moved a little too quickly for my liking. But as it’s only a side plot, and both characters are very lovable, it didn’t affect my enjoyment! It was lovely reading about a mostly uncomplicated sapphic romance for once!

Overall, I liked the characterwork and their dynamics, and the abundance of LGBTQ+ characters was wonderful! Hannah can be a bit frustrating at times, though. She’s horrible at communicating, and the mystery probably would’ve been resolved a lot quicker if she had communicated better.

The mystery itself was a little predictable, but I did have a few different theories throughout the book, and the reveal was satisfying. Although not a perfect read, I’m stoked to get to the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

jeanniea's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The characters can be annoying sometimes, but I have to remind myself that they are high schoolers. Wish some parts were more thoroughly explained or delved into. Overall an easy and enjoyable read. The latter half of the book really picks up and throws some crazy events at you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia