Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

27 reviews

purplepenning's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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bumblemee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

THIS WAS SO WONDERFUL!!! I'M SO GLAD I STUMBLED UPON THIS!!!

I loved everything about this. It was whimsical, magical and wholesome and I will read it a few times more in the future, I'm sure.
The art style is so expressive, I especially loved Snap. She seemed so real, every emotion so clearly displayed (the others as well, but Snap is so energetic that I thought it was especially well done). She's a wonderful child in general. Her excitement for things other kids might find creepy, her loud personality, her love for animals... The other characters were wonderful as well, Jacks is an absolute delight. (I need to read more things with elderly butch queer women, I think.)
I also loved the witchy things, they're basically druids <3 
The story arcs were woven together in a way I really enjoyed and how everything was kept lighthearted, even though there would've been opportunities to go darker. (... Beside the obvious of animal skeletons being everywhere. I thought I'd be creeped out, but I wasn't.)

Do yourself a favor and read this, it'll warm your heart.

 (can also recommend reading this outside in the sun ... or in the shadows while it's sunny, in my case)

P.S. für deutsche Lesende: Ich bin lediglich leicht verwirrt, weil Vi basically direkt nacheinander Lulu richtig als Mädchen bezeichnet, dann aber von Snaps "Freund" spricht? I am confused. Idk ob das ein Fehler ist oder ein komischer Gebrauch des generischen Maskulinums? 

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el_wheel's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

Adorable

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grem_ler's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.5


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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

This is a very cute story that lightly touches upon homophobia and animal death. It does show depictions of deceased animals along a road, as well as various animals' bones. It also lightly touches upon a person discovering who they are as well as working towards healing familial wounds. The content tags appear rough but in general a child between the ages of 8 and 13 will be able to handle them, especially with post-reading discussion.

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readandfindout's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

4.0

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Art: 3 stars

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chloebaboey's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted

4.0


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obscurepages's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

NOT ME CRYING BECAUSE I DID NOT EXPECT TO FIND SUCH A WHOLESOME, DELIGHTFUL STORY 😭

Picked this up as part of my Halloween reads. Ended up reading a wonderful story about queer love through the years, queer identity, the magic around us, and finding your own power 🥹🥹🥹

This was just so, so good. The art, the colors, the storytelling, the atmosphere?? I just loved everything about this 😭 I need to see more people talk about this book.

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khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75


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markwillnevercry's review against another edition

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5.0

I wanted to read this book for a while and usually when that happens, a book is just dissapointing, but this one wasn't. I really loved it and will definitely be rereading it. It is a fast read and it just feels good to read it. Lots of positive LGBTQ+ representation too. 

Reading notes:

Snap thanking the witch is every employees dream.

The way the witch changed her experession when hearing that Snap is named after her mum's favourite flower.

Snap's mum standing up for her in the book store.

The sightings of the one-eyed Tom look like they are kinda in E. Carrol's style, where the background is black and white and the creature is very vibrant. It looks so good. 

Snap and Lulu just being nice to each other and talking about their interests with each other.

Snap's mum being nice to Lulu in just a casual way.

Am lowkey heartbroken because of the reason that Jacks does not want kids.

The love story between Jacks and Jessamine. 

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