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traceyanderson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, Grief, Homophobia, and Alcohol
ghostlyprince'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
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Abandonment, Homophobia, and Child abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Stalking
Minor: Gaslighting and Physical abuse
asipofcozy's review
- 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
4.0
What I think this book does really well at is showing the other side of reality and coming out. We are starting to really see an uptick in LGBTQIAP+ literature (which I am very grateful for). However, many of the books out there portray a lot positive coming-outs, which we need to feel hopeful, but at the same time we also need the ones where there isn't a positive coming out, like in the case of Benji coming out to their parents and being kicked-out.
I am not saying we shouldn't have all the positive examples of coming-out but for some of us coming-out was not a positive experience and we are left wondering, hoping will it get better? How can we move on from this? Can we still be accepted? Benji feels all of this and more, struggling through anxiety and depression and fear of coming out ever again. I connected with them on such a large scale.
My only critique would be that I wanted more, I wanted more of the characters, of the ending plot, of Nathan and Benji. More of Benji growing and gaining confidence. However, it seems like there is a Novella that is available to us so definitely picking it up :).
Graphic: Grief, Transphobia, Homophobia, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Outing
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse
Also contains some body dysmorphiarickireadss's review against another edition
4.25
⚠️: transphobia, panic attacks/disorders, homophobia, emotional abuse, abandonment, child abuse, religious bigotry, disordered eating, grief, mental illness, dysphoria, suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, and Homophobia
Moderate: Mental illness, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
mads1706'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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Transphobia and Grief
silasreads'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
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Grief, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Transphobia, and Vomit
lyd41'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
2.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts
thewordsdevourer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
one thing i rly like is how the author's able to portray the messy tangle of all kinds of complex feelings, rather than rendering things completely black-and-white, esp in regards to ben's feelings towards his parents. i also love nathan, who's such a sweet, goofy support system for ben, and their interactions that are often filled w/ wry humor, sarcasm, and romantic tension. i like the therapy scenes as well; just sth wholly relatable. while i think that this book could've benefited from more editing--what w/ the noticeable amount of typos and errors--in the end, we just rly click, and im so happy that the world, but esp so many queer young ppl, has the chance to read such an important, possibly life-saving book like this one.
Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Deadnaming, Grief, and Emotional abuse
yvonne_cl'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting