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All our hidden gifts - La Gouvernante by Caroline O'Donoghue

67 reviews

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Deadnaming, Bullying, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Outing, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, and Outing

vespera's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Biphobia, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

pumpkinbread's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Bullying and Blood

stephanelli's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

aexileigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Blood, Transphobia, Bullying, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, Sexual content, Racism, and Medical content

katelynprice's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I really liked the Tarot, witchyness, and Fiona. The Housekeeper lore was also really fun. I didn't buy into the romance and thought some of it was a little over the top and too heavy-handed for my taste. I was also a little annoyed with the ending, but it was still a fun read. I'm not sure if I will continue with the series or not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Transphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Bullying

Minor: Suicide and Domestic abuse

natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Self harm, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

sbbailey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

fiona is my wife 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Outing, Bullying, Racism, and Homophobia

weirdassfanta's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

Great and inclusive introduction to the trilogy!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Bullying, and Dysphoria

Minor: Transphobia, Physical abuse, Outing, Self harm, and Lesbophobia

renettereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

So I fell head over heels in love with this story and all the characters. Queer, mysteriously witchy, and totally fun, I listened to the beautifully narrated audiobook.

It follows Maeve, a high school student, who stumbles upon a pack of tarot cards and finds herself with an affinity for reading them, even though she’s an otherwise terrible student. When her ex-best friend Lily disappears after a reading (and subsequent argument with Maeve), the latter starts to feel she might be to blame.

I was wholly gripped by this book from start to finish. Maeve is by no means a perfect character, and you discover that she is largely to blame for much of her misery – whether she’d like to admit it or not – but that’s what drew me to her. At times, she’s flawed and selfish, but she's also compassionate and trying to be better. I loved her journey of self-discovery and growth, and though this is only the first of three books, I felt that she pretty much did a complete 180. 

Her relationship with Roe, Lily’s queer brother, was endearing and sweet, and I loved that Caroline O’Donoghue used the character, alongside Maeve’s lesbian sister Joanne, to exemplify the prejudice and bigotry in Ireland (and let’s face it, across the world). 

There were equal amounts of unsettling and heartwarming moments and several little threads that were nicely tied at the end of this book. I highly recommend this for a magical, fierce and intriguing YA book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Minor: Self harm and Bullying