Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Das begabte Kind by Juno Dawson

36 reviews

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

A great witchy and queer book.  Incorporating not only political aspects but also bringing a trans witch into the picture which I’d never seen in a book before as it’s almost only ever exclusively gendered witches and warlocks.  

Dealing with coming out, queer identity and also transphobia and homophobia this book is very well written by an own voices author.  

It also openly discussed race issues in parliament especially in the uk and I can only say this is accurate to real life - I love how it questioned what people haven’t been willing to change in the past.  In the name of making their world more intersectional.   With a smashing ending I can’t wait for the next book and shocked by who the villain turned out to be.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

supernova_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well done. I picked it up because I was told it is an interesting and insightful portrayal of female friendships and how they evolve with age and though life. I wasn’t let down in the slightest. Also pleasantly surprised at the serious topics covered in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and War

extinctpanda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• 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? No

3.75

It was a bit too good vs evil for me, I like a bit more nuance. And I didn't love the writing style, though it grew on me as it went on. However, I did find the story fun, and I liked the characters. I think it also covered some important/interesting themes that I haven't seen in fantasy very much at all, especially adult fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Outing, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

hilaryreadsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and War

dosymedia's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and War

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

Thank you to the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This was a wild ride. Read 80% in one sitting because I couldn't stop.

Rep: white Irish-British cishet female MC, white British cishet female MC, white British cishet female MC, Black-biracial British lesbian female MC, sapphic Nigerian-British refugee side character, Black-biracial male side character, white trans girl side character, queer Latina trans woman side character, queer BIPOC nonbinary side character. 

CWs: Alcohol consumption, blood, animal death, car accident, confinement, death, injury/injury detail, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping, murder, outing of trans character without consent, toxic friendship, violence. Moderate: classism, death of parent, fire/fire injury, infidelity of one MC's husband, misogyny, racism, sexual content, sexism specifically cissexism, war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism