Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moulton

4 reviews

willow_the_wisp's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kupids's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

stars ,, 3.0
cawpile ,, 6.85

the writing was beautiful, i loved the two main characters relationship but the timeline pacing felt off & unrealistic - it ruined the immersion for me, therefore making the story less unsettling + creepy as it could've been. the blur between realistic fiction and magical realism was sometimes very confusing and could make the narrative hard to follow, other than that, i enjoyed the story. not a bad book!

lowell's character confused me though, his random 'arc' of sorts felt unnecessary and the re-introduction of him was obviously just for an extra obstacle/ scare factor in the plot,, felt like more could've been done with him though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

taboo sexual relationship between step sister & brother explored.

mobrew's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

4.0

Ugh. This book is complicated, and I have so many thoughts. 

• The ending is wild/confusing. I’m not sure what actually happened, and I don’t know if it was intentional. 
• This had a very weird homophobic back story, which was not fun, but it was also the most lasting thing from the whole book because it was just so horrible to read. 
• The thriller/scary parts of the book work well, and I really think all the characters work well on paper except for the point above and except for maybe the trans representation. I don’t think I’m the right person to comment on that. 
• I really wanted this book to be better than it was, so boo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

jadams89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing