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readingqueerly'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
3.75
My biggest issue was with the pacing. I felt like the story took a long while to get going and it was very dense only in the last fifty or so pages.
The trans rep was phenomenal though. I really related to a lot of moments and situations (same as I did with Felix ever after).
I'm also very glad I knew just enough Spanish to not need to Google the few sentences 😅. I'm very proud of myself for that haha.
Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Deportation
frombetweentheshelves'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
vaguely_pink'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Deportation
Discussion of gangstheirgracegrace's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Deportation
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and Colonisation
thenerdybookwitch'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
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation
a_libra_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
mpbookreviews'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
azrealia'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Transphobia and Blood
Moderate: Deadnaming and Death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
thecatconstellation'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: Death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Deadnaming, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Deportation
jengambale'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? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
I wasn't sure whether the transphobia some of Yadriel's family expressed in the beginning and throughout the first half-ish part of the book would be considered moderate or minor, so I went with the higher one just in case. It does take