Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite by Natalie C. Parker, Zoraida Córdova

2 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Transphobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Cultural appropriation

The first story, Seven Nights For Dying, involves what I can only read as grooming, although it is not framed this way.
More than one story has the issue many vampire YA stories have with a love interest being chronologically much older.
The cultural appropriation warning is for how the final story, First Kill, briefly namedrops a certain entity from Algonquian folklore that must not be referred to by name.

caitlin_doggos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail