bashsbooks's review against another edition
A friend recommended this book and said it was one of her favorites ever, so I really tried to get into it. But the writing style is very simple and the conflicts are kind of boring. I think maybe realistic YA fiction is not really the genre for me.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Bullying, Transphobia, and Homophobia
Moderate: Drug use and Abandonment
Minor: Violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
-Queer slurs -Toxic masculinityvanesst's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Transphobia
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Misogyny, Abortion, Mental illness, Rape, and Religious bigotry
bittersorbitol's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
3.75
The romance wasn't my favourite, but I loved the main character and her friends, as well as the narration style of jumping between past and present scenes. I'm engaged to a trans woman, and while this book certainly does touch on a lot of important and relative topics it's important to keep in mind that a lot of it is fictionalized for ease of understanding (this is addressed directly by the author)
Graphic: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Outing, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Bullying
Minor: Toxic friendship and Violence
Deals with a lot of realities of being a trans woman, includes details aboutSpoiler
a suicide attempt, as well as a forced public outing resulting in bullyingSpoiler
attempted rape of the MC near the end of the novel, the attempted rapist's actions are described in detail
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