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bisonprints'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Dysphoria
Minor: Biphobia, Deadnaming, and Transphobia
space_pancake'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
4.0
Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, and Dysphoria
Minor: Racism
mozimmerm'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
4.25
Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Outing, and Gaslighting
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
(If my tolerance for high school drama, love triangles, and partners kissing non-partners was higher, the star-rating would've also been higher. It's an excellent debut and I'll look forward to the author's future books!)
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, and Dysphoria
Minor: Racism and Sexual content
Carefully written by a trans author who cleverly conveys angst, anxiety, and reality without allowing it to feel gratuitously traumatizing or to overtake the joy of the story. YMMV, of course.snowydaze'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
5.0
Words cannot explain how happy I am to have read this book. It truly is a novel about both piano and trans joy. Although at times I found Miles to be a bit too self centered, by the end of the novel he grew substantially as a main character. Additionally, after about 50 pages I just could not put the book down, the plot just drew me in. I loved reading the descriptions of Miles playing the piano and I could really understand Edward Underhill’s love of classical music through it. Eric as a love interest was great but I feel like his character could have been developed a bit more, the same goes for Paige and Rachel. Overall, all three of them were great but I just would have loved a bit more character development for them. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and will definitely be ordering a physical copy. As always please check the trigger warnings before reading as there are instances of transphobia discussed in the book.
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Sexism, and Transphobia
Minor: Misogyny