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joey1914's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Outing
aislinreads's review against another edition
I wanted to finish this book to see how the mystery would resolve, but I couldn’t take any more trans suffering. This was such a hard and heavy read. Take the TW seriously, please!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence
mars_ira's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
bookstwokathryn's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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This book was amazing but it is also very emotional. This book does deal with the difficult topics of transphobia and family not being accepting. I can completely understand if that is something that someone doesn’t want to read about. Because it can be very difficult to read about. I think that if you are going to read this book, you have to be in the right head space mentally in order to read this book. Because you are going to want to read a cheery fluffy read after this.
I really enjoyed the writing style of this. I think that the author does a great job of writing the trans main character and what that can entail for those who do come out as trans. Weather its a partner having to take a step back and wondering if its something that they can commit to. Or a family member thinking that they are doing the right thing by cutting you of their life and it turns out to be wrong.
I loved how our main character has stood up for the sex worker. Because they both have something in common. And the main character wants to do everything that she could to make sure that the people involved in this case can see Sharise the way that Sharise wants to be presented to the world. As a female. Going all the way to say along the lines, “if you are going to call my client by he/him pronouns then you best better treat me the same exact way.” I just loved how the main character can be vulnerable and at the same time be a bad ass. I think that those are some of my favorite qualities when it comes to a main character because if you cant be relatable in some way then I am not going to enjoy you as a main character. And I enjoyed Erin as a main character.
The secrets that this book has. It’s like the further you get into it the more you want to know what are the secrets that are worth killing other people over. What are you trying to cover up? And the more that you learn the more you want to find out. And also the more you find out what the secrets are the more you want to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Murder
whatlexysaid's review
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
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? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Murder
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Transphobia
willdarlingg's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This was so much fun! I loved Erin’s character and the fast-paced plotline surrounding her case, and the dangerous and thrilling situations she gets into. Gigl managed to keep me at the edge of my seat the entire time, and I would have finished this in one night if I didn’t have to go to work the next morning. The representation was excellent and well-written, though sometimes the conversations about correct terminology were a bit grating, but I think those were intentionally written for people who don’t read a lot of queer literature. Plus, considering that this book was published in 2008, I really don’t have many complaints about it. My only other gripe was that there were so many characters and names, and sometimes I struggled figuring out who people were in relation to Erin and her partner. But all in all, the writing was solid, the characters were interesting, the plot was engaging, and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. In the end, I’m just so happy this book exists and I can’t wait to read the next one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit
catieohjoy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia
jeannine6's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Murder
forgottenangstycharacter's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, and Police brutality
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