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alindeman'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
5.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, Grief, and Dysphoria
Minor: Deadnaming and Death of parent
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Self harm, Transphobia, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria
Minor: Deadnaming
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
kds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death of parent and Dysphoria
Minor: Deadnaming and Homophobia
amengels's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Dysphoria
mxbluet18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
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I'm not Hispanic myself and therefore can't and wouldn't comment on that particular area of representation, nor do I know enough about the magic element to say anything. However, with regard to the representation of a young trans male, I personally found it to be accurate to the experiences we have. And again, I feel that the lack of acceptance and understanding from his family was also very true to life unfortunately.
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Much as the first time, this book made me cry more than once. I felt a strong sense of euphoria when Yadriel's father first called him by his name, and said that he was a brujo. But I also really felt the pain when his abuelita called him by his deadname, and when people referred to him by the feminine forms of words (sadly gender can't be avoided in some languages because of their structure).
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Ultimately, I really strongly enjoyed this book, and I'd really recommend anyone read it.
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Deportation
nellienelson'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
4.75
I definitely recommend!!
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Outing
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
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
talonsontypewriters'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Transphobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation
Self-harm for ritualistic purposes.