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Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable

22 reviews

pinkupengu's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Disrespectful representation on trans individual

vaniavela's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• 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

3.0

I found the art charming and expressive. There is a lot of emotion in their body language and expressions, which brings the story to life, compensating for aspects of the plot that were not to my total liking.

There is a lot of relationship drama in this graphic novel, as well as strong themes of homophobia and transphobia. 

I don't know how to rate it, but it was a decent read.

CW: Graphic=Transphobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry. Moderate= Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Death of parent. Minor= Bullying, Child abuse, Death 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, and Death

flamesocks's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

robinks's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Overall, I liked the story and the illustrations. I did not like a lot of the main characters, and this story affirmed my dislike of organized religion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol and Dysphoria

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

animatorinator's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

My New favorite book of all time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Outing, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Death of parent

the_crooked_neighbor's review

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I am really picky when it comes to graphic novels because I feel like it can be hard for them to really tell a full story. KN8 fills all of my requirements for a perfect graphic novel. It was long enough to tell the story it needed to tell and it had a great art style. I cried a lot- in a good way- because it really had the catharsis that I craved from the setup. I really appreciated that the comfort found in religion was portrayed alongside the harm that can come from it as a queer person. I am so glad I picked this one up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Death of parent

The story handles the homophobia in a satisfying way- it is cathartic by the end. The transphobia- less so, but the characters definitely become less transphobic by the end. If it is not too triggering, I would still recommend the book because I felt that the pain from reading her experiences was overwhelmed by the joy of her acceptance by the end.

hexenlibrarian's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

fallandfox's review

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Gaslighting

kaitlyn_ann's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed this, but I found it quite slow in some parts, but found the ending to be incredibly rushed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

iheartmuseums's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship