Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

73 reviews

angorarabbit's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

4.5

TLDR:  I really enjoyed this novella. It is so nice to see an ace character. 

 

In my meditations of what is a YA novel this is almost one. Most characters are children, but we start out with the pov of an adult. I wouldn’t have a problem with a tween reading the book, but it doesn’t have the heroic chosen one vibe that I associate with YA. So I don’t know. I liked the book though and in the end that’s all that matters, right? 

 

The plot moves quickly, not wasting time on too many descriptions. The dialogue is crisp and believable. One is given enough information regarding backgrounds for the main characters. The High Fantasy girls group could us a little more book time. I kept getting confused who was who and it didn’t really matter too much. 

 

The mystery was unexpected and fun though it did require a little suspension of disbelief. I did figure out who did it before the end of the book though. 

 

I want to know about Nancy’s new adventures.I really loved Kade’s character and would like to see his growing responsibilities at the school. I’m not sure I can stand reading about Jacqueline and Jillian’s parents though. They sound truly disturbing. 

 

I also hope that whoever makes a film or series for the telly of this does not make it into a children’s movie or dilute the themes of alienation and otherness of the novella. 

 

Like I say, it’s easier to write lots about the books you hate than the books you love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Murder, Body horror, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Eating disorder, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

nothoughts_mt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming

lags2much's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Minor: Transphobia and Deadnaming

annaavian's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

3.0

While I was drawn to the concept of this book, I found the writing to be lacking in depth and characterization. McGuire introduced an intriguing premise and crafted an impressive array of worlds, but I couldn't help but wonder what could have been achieved with more thorough editing and guidance. Although the potential for greatness is evident, the work never quite managed to surpass that threshold for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Child death, Body horror, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder and Deadnaming

avisreadsandreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Transphobia, Self harm, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Acephobia/Arophobia, Deadnaming, and Medical content

Minor: Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

blombern's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

Very interesting concept. It's all about a boarding school for children who return from portal worlds and are not accepted by their parents who want them to get better. I personally did not like this book, as it turned into a murder mystery fairly quickly. I also didn't like the explanations of the portal worlds themselves as they were put into weird categories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

razorfangz's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Body horror, Child abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Eating disorder

Minor: Deadnaming

Eye gore

librarymouse's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book has great asexual representation! The mystery is not too hard to solve, but it's explored in a fun and engaging way. I enjoy the different moral alignments of the characters and how they affiliate and differ depending on the worlds that drew them in. Jack is a particular favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body horror, Child death, Death, Medical content, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Eating disorder, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Animal death

Eating disorder tagged because there is a major focus on the main character's eating habits and her loss of a need to eat in a way that would sustain people due to the changes to her body as imposed by the rules in the Halls of the Dead.

lady_of_the_labyrinth's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, and Eating disorder

lauralintunen's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Deadnaming, Violence, Blood, Murder, Transphobia, Bullying, and Death

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Adult/minor relationship