Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Als ich Amanda wurde by Meredith Russo

4 reviews

d00rframe's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Mental illness, Rape, Outing, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Abandonment, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

bashsbooks's review against another edition

A friend recommended this book and said it was one of her favorites ever, so I really tried to get into it. But the writing style is very simple and the conflicts are kind of boring. I think maybe realistic YA fiction is not really the genre for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Bullying, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Drug use and Abandonment

Minor: Violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

-Queer slurs -Toxic masculinity

vanesst's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Transphobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Misogyny, Abortion, Mental illness, Rape, and Religious bigotry

bittersorbitol's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective sad 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

3.75

The romance wasn't my favourite, but I loved the main character and her friends, as well as the narration style of jumping between past and present scenes. I'm engaged to a trans woman, and while this book certainly does touch on a lot of important and relative topics it's important to keep in mind that a lot of it is fictionalized for ease of understanding (this is addressed directly by the author)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Outing, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Toxic friendship and Violence

Deals with a lot of realities of being a trans woman, includes details about

a suicide attempt, as well as a forced public outing resulting in bullying

. Major trigger warning for

attempted rape of the MC near the end of the novel, the attempted rapist's actions are described in detail