Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue

62 reviews

bookishperseus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

cmkrasman's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Biphobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

bettyandivy's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

The Craft wishes it was this solid. 
I consumed this in a solid two or three days. It was engaging. It’s very hard to find engaging first person books but I was wrapped up in this book’s prose. The pop culture references were done excellently in a way that didn’t feel pandering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

peppermintz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

This is such a beautifully written book.

The main characters are violently Irish and act exactly Iike teenagers. It's perfect!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Biphobia

Minor: Deadnaming and Outing

lennybiird's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Suicide

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

Hard to hear the last hour of the audiobook over how manically i was grinning

‘“The thing about being atheist is that i don’t have a problem with belief, I just don’t like religion”’

‘Anything people come together to believe in is real.’

‘Sometimes it isnt about getting people to forgive you… sometimes you have to do the best with whatever theyre prepared to let you have.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Homophobia, Self harm, Transphobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

barnesbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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

4.5

Witches? Non-binary rep? Working against hate? What's not to love? Maeve goes through some great changes, and I love how the magic slowly seeps it's way into the story. It does take a while for things to get moving, but that's in large part because this is the first book in a series. Roe is fantastic, and I hope they become more confident in themself in the next novels. Also, Fiona is a queen. I can't wait to see where the story moves from here! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Blood, and Outing

lucyyaga's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria

veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

Overall, this book was an enjoyable read and I will definitely be reading the second one. The plot twists were unpredictable and I liked the mystery/suspense. The modern media references threw me off a lot, but they were funny. Some of the dialogue was awkward, but teens are going to be awkward so I can get over that. The romance was cute, I like that it wasn’t the main plot but added more emotional depth to the characters. The diversity and inclusion felt authentic, not forced. The witchy vibes were cool and I leaned a lot about Wiccan traditions. The supernatural aspect was also cool, and it all tied together very well. The only major issue I had was the pacing at the end. It felt rushed after the main conflict was resolved. The concepts of everyone’s gifts were really interesting, I just wish it didn’t seem so sudden. I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a casual read who likes modern magical books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail