clhtdr's review
Moderate: Mental illness
amandalorianxo's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Grief and Mental illness
Minor: Death
mfrisk's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Bullying, Lesbophobia, and Violence
Minor: Mass/school shootings
I thought this book was an excellent read. I think I probably would have liked it even more in middle or high school but I still felt I got a lot out of it I think if it were an adult novel version I would have wanted them to go a bit further with some of the ideas they explored but for a young adult novel I think this was a great foray into mixing the supernatural with a discussion of grief, fear, the pressure of living up to family’s expectations, and the importance of taking care of our mental health and practicing community care.onceandfuturereaders's review
- 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
4.5
I wasn’t a huge fan of The Beast at first, but she ended up being my absolute favorite character. The baby birds were all unique and made a great team and I loved seeing Prue changing the way she trained her scouts. I did not like how no one in Prue’s family, not even her father most of the time, seemed to care that she was clearly struggling with her PTSD and anxiety. It was hard to read at times, but emphasized the found family aspect a lot.
All in all, I thought this was a great book and I always love to see a badass female main character. I do think this book being tagged as LGBTQIA is a stretch as the queer side character is only mentioned a couple times, but there was tons of other diversity amongst the characters.
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Grief and Child death
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
imstephtacular's review
3.75
Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Bullying, Mental illness, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Gore, and Death
Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, and Homophobia
kaitplusbooks's review
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Ableism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Bullying, Cursing, and Death