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shannon_readsbooks's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Outing, Toxic friendship, and War
clairew97's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
imds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Outing, and War
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Death of parent
greygryph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death and Transphobia
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Violence, Outing, Toxic friendship, and War
ladythana's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Outing, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Infidelity, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War
antmalllow's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Outing, and War
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol
kelecoo's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Transphobia, Blood, and Outing
The transphobia is pretty fierce, however only one character is vitriolic, the rest are very supportive and good allies.jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
bookishflower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you Harper Collins/HarperVoyager and NetGalley for providing me with an audiobook arc in exchange for an honest review.
I have mixed feelings about 'Her Majesty's Royal Coven' which is a shame because I was really looking forward to it.
Nicola Coughlan does an amazing job narrating the book, I don't think there is an accent she can't do! The politics of this book are really important and it is worth reading for that alone, however I found myself struggling with the pacing and writing style.
There were a lot of pop-culture references in this which don't normally bother me, but there is only so many times I can hear about the Spice Girls before I need you to 'stop right now thank you very much'. I also, unfortunately, found the writing style to be very blunt and I struggled to remain engaged even during tense moments.
Most of the action happens in the last 20% of the book, making the first half feel much longer than it is and the ending too rushed. I was tempted to DNF multiple times but instead just listened on double speed. However, I will say that once I got to the last 20% I enjoyed the book significantly more.
'Her Majesty's Royal Coven' is a low urban fantasy about witches with important queer political commentary, but the fantasy world building was lacking and as such felt more like a political essay using witches as a metaphor rather than a fantasy novel. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but I was disappointed as this was sold as an 'epic fantasy' which it wasn't. There is nothing escapist about this. (Perhaps the world building will develop in the rest of the trilogy?).
Overall, I think this contains a really important discussion and is worth reading for the politics, but if you are not more interested in that than the fantasy aspect, you might struggle with 'Her Majesty's Royal Coven'.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Outing, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death and Body shaming