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skye_era_books's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Deadnaming, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Outing
aimzthereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Outing and Alcohol
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Abandonment
imstephtacular's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
spottedcow's review
- 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
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
heartbookmark's review
- 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
4.0
Anyways, I actually really enjoyed this book. I would have given it a full five stars, but there were times where the pacing felt off (I'm not really used to reading books with so many small time-skips in them.) and, in my personal opinion, had some minor side plots that seemed entirely unnecessary.
That being said, this is a book that does need some recognition because there's not much transgender representation in YA novels as protagonists. Transgender characters are usually side characters or even characters that show up once and then are never seen again.
Also, I want to note that I loved that there was a content warning inside the book. There needs to be more of that. I am so used to seeing tags on fanfiction (which are essentially content warnings) and not seeing them in actual books that I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it.
For anyone who wants to read this book, I recommend that you go ahead and do so.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Mental illness
Minor: Drug use, Lesbophobia, and Outing
betweentheshelves's review
- 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
3.0
I just don't think McSmith's writing style is for me. This book was very much a mixed bag for me. Full review to come next week!
Graphic: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
There are also a lot of mentions of conversion therapy