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lily1304's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
But Yadriel and Julian are so dang cute 😠it's a fun story with a good pace. Also the concept of a teen witch who won't use her healing powers because she's vegan is hilarious.
I'm curious how much of the "brujx" culture is real and how much is imaginary - I would love to learn more.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Dysphoria
nothingrhymeswithrachel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Also, I never read the epilogue of a book. My brain is convinced that if it was that important for the story, it would have been in the chapters, ya know? READ THE EPILOGUE. It’s so important in this book and was so wonderful and wrapped everything up in a neat little bow. Absolutely brilliant, will be rereading.
Side note: the fact that Yadriel’s dead name is never actually given in the book is absolutely gold. It is not necessary for the plot, and I am so glad it was never added. It may seem like a small detail but I can absolutely tell it was intentional, thank you.
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
elenamarmiroli'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? It's complicated
4.0
Vedere come la cultura ispanica è stata incorporata nel magic system, in maniera così organica e naturale è stato fantastico, soprattutto per tutto ciò che riguarda el DÃa de Muertos, festività che avevo studiato a scuola qualche hanno fa. Altra cosa che ho apprezzato è il fatto che l'autore ha lasciato in spagnolo i dialoghi che avvengo in tale lingua, senza invece tradurli come fanno ha volte altri scrittori, dando un esempio concreto del bilinguismo dei protagonisti.
Una altra cosa fenomenale è il personaggio di Julian, che così pieno di vita da farti scordare che
Altro punto a favore è come vengono trattate tutte le tematiche inerenti alla comunità lgbtq+, che vengono sempre affrontate in maniera impeccabile e sicuramente adatte al target per cui il libro era stato realizzato.
Unica pecca del libro è l'inizio che tende agli spiegoni ed è anche particolarmente lento. Per fortuna in seguito il ritmo della storia accelera, e gli spiegoni diminuiscono, fino a quasi scomparire.
Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
saestrah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Transphobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Animal death and Racism
kkpwnall's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma