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moxiemin's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-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
3.0
3 Very confused, but highly entertained stars.
Drag Queen Witch who wants to take over a world? Or maybe build her own, yes pls?
A boy with knowledge that has seafoam green eyes? Big yes pls
A main character that when his powers appear from him, shoots rainbows out of him..... ? OMG YES, did we think I would say no to that one?
But here is my crux in our little situation here. We spend so much time in the characters worlds, and the reveries... which yes I get is the point of the whole book. But the Reveries have slipped over into the real world. Did we forget about the police investigation? The car accident, fire???? I am sorry my little over thinking brain wants to know how those officially were all covered up? Were minds wiped clean, was it ruled an accident, were there repercussions? I have questions.
Drag Queen Witch who wants to take over a world? Or maybe build her own, yes pls?
A boy with knowledge that has seafoam green eyes? Big yes pls
A main character that when his powers appear from him, shoots rainbows out of him..... ? OMG YES, did we think I would say no to that one?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Bullying
guessgreenleaf's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood and Violence
lakea's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Blood
bzliz's review against another edition
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? Yes
3.25
Reverie has a great blend of mystery and fantasy elements and the characters are wonderfully diverse. We get gay teens with hints toward teen lesbians, we get an elder lesbian couple (though they don’t have much impact on any character development), and we get an incredibly powerful drag queen for a villain.
I enjoyed the concept of these superhero type teens hopping into dreams to safely dismantle them. My favorite was the reverie of Helena. The crew are thrown into roles from a popular romance novel but they get the ending wrong. Kane is put in the role of a non-verbal character and although he figures out the true ending (that Helena is trying to run away with the main female character, not the male love interest), he is literally being silenced by the reverie and his friends get it wrong. It felt like an allegory for how queer voices are so often silenced for going against what is “supposed to” happen, even when their supporters (Kane’s friends in this case) think they’re helping. I don’t know if that’s what the author intended but that’s what I took away from it.
Honestly, the worst part was Kane as a main character. He almost goes out of his way to make some of the worst choices and his feelings of devout protectiveness over his sister make no sense with his memory loss and how much he actively ignores her or is rude/mean to her. He has people willing to help him understand but he chooses to isolate instead. It’s also pretty convenient that the villain does a full monologue complete with cackling for the heroes to execute their plan.
Over all, there was a lot of great ideas here but sometimes the concept got a little muddied and hard to understand. I do think a lot of authors could take some notes about inclusion of queer characters taking on many different roles, not just having one to tick off a checkbox for diversity.
I enjoyed the concept of these superhero type teens hopping into dreams to safely dismantle them. My favorite was the reverie of Helena. The crew are thrown into roles from a popular romance novel but they get the ending wrong. Kane is put in the role of a non-verbal character and although he figures out the true ending (that Helena is trying to run away with the main female character, not the male love interest), he is literally being silenced by the reverie and his friends get it wrong. It felt like an allegory for how queer voices are so often silenced for going against what is “supposed to” happen, even when their supporters (Kane’s friends in this case) think they’re helping. I don’t know if that’s what the author intended but that’s what I took away from it.
Honestly, the worst part was Kane as a main character. He almost goes out of his way to make some of the worst choices and his feelings of devout protectiveness over his sister make no sense with his memory loss and how much he actively ignores her or is rude/mean to her. He has people willing to help him understand but he chooses to isolate instead. It’s also pretty convenient that the villain does a full monologue complete with cackling for the heroes to execute their plan.
Over all, there was a lot of great ideas here but sometimes the concept got a little muddied and hard to understand. I do think a lot of authors could take some notes about inclusion of queer characters taking on many different roles, not just having one to tick off a checkbox for diversity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Dementia and Homophobia
Minor: Car accident
20sidedbi'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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Body horror
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Car accident
achay91's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing and Blood
zoeelora's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gore
amberinpieces's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Bullying
rini's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
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? It's complicated
5.0
This was an absolutely delightful and delightfully queer, exciting, adventurous story with a drag queen sorceress! 🏳️🌈
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, and Violence
Minor: Car accident
beingsimba's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Something about this novel was refreshing for me. After a slow start, I was genuinely curious how the plot would unfold in this vibrant yet relatable world.
Once it really got started, I couldn't put it down.
Once it really got started, I couldn't put it down.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Violence