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adamagoesit_'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Rape and Homophobia
Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Bullying
ollieez's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Homophobia, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Bullying, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia
lizardgod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
BL Checklist:
- Are all love interests adults (18+)?
- No
- Are all love interests enthusiastically consenting?
- No
- Is there any NSFW scenes?
- Yes
- Does someone get SA'd?
- Yes
- Is there homophobia?
- Yes
- Is there a seme/uke dynamic?
- Yes
- Do one or more love interests have a tragic backstory?
- Yes
- Do one or more love interests have bad parents?
- Yes
- Do one or more love interests die in the end
No
- Do one or more love interests abuse the other(s)?
- Slightly
- Is there a good, established plot?
- Mostly
Notes: Sad but average. Nothing great to note and I could understand why people may hate the 'cross-dressing' aspect because it's genderfluid but not. I didn't hate it, but I do wish the author had gone about it differently.
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Grief, Transphobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Mental illness
bobabunnie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.75
Graphic: Pedophilia and Rape
radclyffe_uhaul's review against another edition
Graphic: Pedophilia, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Biphobia
Minor: Infidelity
fred___'s review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Bullying, Dysphoria, Grief, Pedophilia, Death, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse
neomuded'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
But the way other kids suspected what Arima’s gender is heartbreaking. It wasn’t theirs to declare. But then again, how are the kids going to learn?
I was crying by the time he Arima had to pull down his pants to give proof that he is a guy just to stop someone from doubting what he is and what he identifies as. It must be so hard.
It must be so heartbreaking to want love and to receive it with a chain of expectation that you must be a gender you don’t identify as but still keep the thought because it’s the only way you receive love.
I love the conversation between the boys. How they open up to each other, how they urge Taiga to take accountability for what he did, they recognize it was bad (although i do think they also need to switch uo their views cos they thought the same at first, but baby steps!).
I haven’t seen much of boy growing pains culture but I love seeing it here.
You’ve broken my heart and repaired it 100 times over. I will always love this book.
It’s such a raw take on love, both as a kid who did not have a very clear grasp on love and had a very traumatizing young life, this is such an important story.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
predawns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Pedophilia, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
vanimew'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
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia