Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Wonderland by Juno Dawson

8 reviews

zoey98's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

kajoreads's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

The good:

• The premise and the setting were interesting.
• I enjoyed a lot of the commentary around transness.
• The Alice in Wonderland retelling aspect was kinda fun.

The bad:

• There were some weird jokes and descriptions that came across like microaggressions.
• The mental illness rep was questionable at best.
• I wish the MC’s internalized misogyny was addressed better.
• Overall, the book simply didn’t live up to my expectations. The synopsis had me hoping for an investigative mystery. This wasn’t that.
• The resolution was underwhelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Incest, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

thebookishnerd_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was my first Juno Dawson book! And while I'll definitely check out more of her books, I was underwhelmed by Wonderland. It's very reminiscent of the TV show Euphoria - rich teens doing drugs, having sex, and getting away with criminal activity. So much of this book was our main character, Alice, doing drugs that it watered down the plot and I found myself skimming over her 'trips'. I love unlikeable characters and this book was full of them. Almost all of the characters are spoiled rich teens they kind of blended together, especially the 'flower girls' which I suppose was the point of them. I liked this book, I just wish there was more plot and less focus on the pointless edgy activity. There are a lot of trigger warnings for this book, so definitely check them out before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Deadnaming, Suicide, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Incest, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

wonderlandellie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Alcohol

literarylily's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Cultural appropriation

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

bunnibelle87's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alexa_bmn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Deadnaming and Incest