Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

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

38 reviews

fiostrid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

I loved it :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

matheo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious

• 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: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and War

ellereadsbookslike's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

~Short Synopsis~

When Maeve finds an old tarot deck while cleaning out a cupboard during detention, she discovers that she has a natural talent for readings. Maeve finally starts to feel like she’s found her ‘thing’, that is until she does a reading for her ex-best friend Lily. When Lily doesn’t turn up at school on Monday, Maeve knows that this isn’t a case that the police can solve. 

~Review~

This story has absolutely everything that I love in a book; witches, realistic and flawed characters, queer rep, folklore, witty dialogue, I could go on…

I absolutely loved Maeve as a protagonist. I thought she was incredibly believable as a character I understood why she made the choices she did, even if I didn’t think they were the right ones. There’s also a lovely found family that is starting to develop and I’m hoping that will be explored more in the second book. 

The queer rep in this book is beautifully done. I loved how Roe’s journey with his gender identity is blended throughout the story and doesn’t feel like it’s just been shoved in as an afterthought. 

I would say this is a [urban] fantasy book but it felt so real: the characters and their choices, the relationships, and probably most interesting of all, the villain. In my opinion, there is nothing scary than I villain that posses no magic (Gaston from Beauty and the Beast is he scariest Disney villain because he is just a man and people like him actually exist). The villain in this book feels very much like that, his backwards and harmful views are views that people actually hold and they are dangerous and scary. 

I loved the writing style and couldn’t put the us book down. It’s a perfect balanced and witty, intense, and beautiful and I can’t wait to the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

kelseydaffodil's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

ahhhh i loved this book so much !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Outing

beforeviolets's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

Thank you so much to Candlewick Press for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review!

Such an absolute blast from start to finish! I don't know how I hadn't heard of this book!

Things I loved:
- The (accurate!) use of tarot as a storytelling tool and driving force throughout the book
- Wonderful illustrations and cover design done by tarot deck illustrators
- Our show-stopping non-binary love interest, Roe! I love Roe SO MUCH!
- The details of the magic/witchcraft! Such an intricate application of magical realism!
- Diverse side characters and the focus on the queer and POC members of the cast
- The fact that we're gonna get a sequel so we get to experience even more of this world!

TW:

vomit, religious bigotry, hate crimes, homophobia, transphobia, suicide mention (past)*, suicide ideation (present)*, self harm (present)*, blood, injury, medical content, toxic friendships, bullying, alcohol consumption

*it's like... in a magical sacrifice way, not a mentally ill way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Violence, and Alcohol

starryorbit12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deadnaming, Racism, and Outing

Minor: Racial slurs

poetskings's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

helenlikesbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Injury/Injury detail