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artemisg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia
Moderate: Miscarriage and Violence
Minor: Deadnaming and Suicide
fieldofhats's review against another edition
Reese is also simply unlikeable. I didn’t get far enough into the story, but I didn’t find Katrina to be very likable either. The only sympathetic character is Ames — and in a story about queerness, I think it’s extremely disingenuous to center a cis, detransitioned man in a story that is supposed to be about queerness.
And yes, I know that’s the point. I know that none of these characters are meant to be likable. But I also don’t care. I need at least one character to be a decent person, and we already established why the character Peters chose was problematic.
And as a minor note, the constant use of the word “transsexual” and the utter avoidance of “transgender” was unnerving and peculiar. It should have been my first clue to stop reading.
I thought perhaps that I would enjoy this novel because it’s about trans people by a trans author (as a trans fem person myself, I was naturally interested) — but I was sorely mistaken. Don’t get me wrong, the book isn’t bad because it’s trans. The book is bad because it does all the things that makes lit fic unbearable. There are better fiction novels about trans characters. Don’t bother with this one.
It’s pride month. Don’t read books that aren’t worth your time.
Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Gaslighting
bmitch'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
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Outing, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, and Alcohol
obsessed with the drama of this! loved the description of ames detransition ~ all the confusion and emotions.beesbutreal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
finleigh'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
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Miscarriage, Racism, Xenophobia, and Abortion
clarkg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Outing, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Police brutality
sha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Outing
hazelbynature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Dysphoria
milliemarilyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Pregnancy
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
lil_owl_reads's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia