Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Sirenas borrachas by Kat Leyh

7 reviews

theoryfruit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

This was a ton of fun to read. The pod are a group you want to be friends with so badly, and I appreciated the casual inclusion of so many different folks without preachiness. I wish this was a series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, and Vomit

robinks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What started as a silly adventure actually became quite heavy and emotional. The characters were all so lovable, and I loved getting to learn more about them and their connections as the story progressed. There is also such great representation of different identities that I did not expect to find. The ending was so lovely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Death

38threads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.5

That was a lot of fun. Vibrant colours mixed with a whole lot of adventure and discovery. The human world, it's a mess. Tagging along with these three mermaids was all smiles and I would read more from them. You go girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming and Cursing

Minor: Bullying and Fatphobia

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

I loved how inclusive and diverse this was, and the art was stunning!! However, the story just didn't grab me unfortunately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, and Violence

mraible18's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

A hilarious adult graphic novel from the author of Snapdragon (famously one of my absolute favorite children's graphic novels)! Three mermaids accidentally become literal fish out of water when they drunkenly decide to go on land...without knowing how to get back. There's fun adventures, found family, learning how to fit in, and in Kat Leyh fashion some really excellent casual queerness. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for a fun summer graphic novel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming

The bodyshaming is a super brief aside comment made by an unnamed character towards one of the three MCs, who is unbothered by the comment, and actually culturally confused by it since mermaids don't seem to have the same shame around fatness/bodyshaming in that way.

sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

emily_mh's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

4.25

I loved the artwork and colour palette in this graphic novel, as well as how diverse the cast of characters was. The story was also good, adventurous but also character-driven; I just wish it had a little more happening. There wasn’t a lot of world-building around mermaids, but what we did get was unique and interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria