Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

148 reviews

thegamecleric's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

A warm hug of a book. A wonderful story about love and the connections we make to combat the loneliness with a bit of magic thrown in.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

thebookforest's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

noodle_95's review

funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

The plot was very simplistic and quite refreshing. The author does a great job of adding character diversity, which is refreshing. It was indeed a nice cozy read with low stakes. I truly loved how the author described magic or potion-making. They made simple ingredients feel like they were worth thousands. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Homophobia

The abuse done to one of the children is only the mention of an exorcism but no mention of the child being physically harmed. The homophobia is mostly mild due to Ian thinking of his past and how one of the solicitors acts toward the cast

cassie7e's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

A heartwarming, cozy book about witches and family. I can't help seeing the witchiness as a metaphor for a whole host of real marginalized identities. Beautifully narrated audio as well. More of a(n urban) fantasy with a romance subplot than a romance/romantasy. One mild sex scene near the end that has people in an uproar but isnt remotely smutty or detailed.

The emotional vulnerable speeches and pep talks all felt like they were trying a little too hard to be deep and meaningful and just weren't realistic or convincing, but overall I enjoyed the cuteness of this story.

Lots of f-words, for those that are bothered. They sounded perfectly natural and realistic in the british/irish etc accents, as people really do talk that way and the casual use in a foreign accent doesnt sound so harsh to my American ears.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Grief

nisha13's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.0

Nice idea, okay execution

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

Such a fun read and definitely going in the reread pile! It was so cozy and nice, even with the urgency of an impending deadline. So many warm feeling and wittiness. I absolutely loved this book. Wasn’t expecting the ending to unfold the way it did but everything was so great!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

linnybear's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

Cozy fantasy at its finest? perhaps

I'm not usually a fan of this particular subgenre but I liked this one. It was fuzzy, cozy, delightful witchy read with just a right amount of mystery and romance to make it exciting yet heartwarming and not at all scary or sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

brogancha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Death of parent

emily_dunn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

mariposa517's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Racism, Violence, and Murder