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bluebreex'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
5.0
I loved reading a plot so involved in music, as someone who used to be involved in the world of professional violinists and competitions, it felt so special. The combination of classic music and fantasy/sci-fi elements is not a mix I would expect to work as well as it did.
Honorary shout out to all of the food descriptions in this book being so good! And special shout out to Aubergine, Katrina's violin.
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Self harm
gwenisnonbinary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, and War
lauraliz914'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
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, and Toxic friendship
goodthingsread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Racial slurs, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and War
readsandsuch's review
- 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, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Outing, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Incest and War
bruisedtigers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This may not be a problem for other people, but the not-Undertale reference as a core value all throughout really distracted me. Once or twice, I wouldn't have really minded, but it was repeated very frequently, and I think that same theme could've been used without deferring to another media. This narrative was strong enough to stand on its own, without relying on a reference.
Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and War
augustar14'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Rape, Cultural appropriation, War, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
apollinares'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
3.0
There were many things I liked about the book, I'm just disappointed I didn't enjoy it more. Katrina's arc was well executed, albeit cliché at times; as a trans writer, I feel like Aoki can make her trans protagonist as universally relatable as she wants, she has that right (speaking as a trans person myself). Also, many trans people will pour their heart and soul into a hobby as a means of escape, to the point of obsession, and get so good at it that it feels mary-sue-ish - I'm guilty of this with art, and one of my trans roommates is making a phenomenal video game right now. I bring this up because cis friends who have read this book see Katrina's violin playing skills as "overpowered", for lack of a better term, and I completely disagree, trans people are just that cool.
Lan and Shizuka's relationship was everything I loved in a meet cute - two older wlw (When do you see that??? I love that!!! They're giving owl house Eda levels of pining) struggling to flirt and falling flat on their faces. And the misunderstandings! Ugh, when Shizuka
So, what didn't I like? I've already mentioned the story's treatment of Lan - her voice and inner world just feels much emptier than that of Katrina or Shizuka, and she deserved more as a tritagonist. Also, regarding Marcus:
Some of the more cringe-worthy moments like
All in all, a fun read with excellent representation that unfortunately fell short in many places. My library doesn't stock the Wayfarers series, so I continue in my fruitless search for good queer sci-fi that doesn't "masquerade as sci-fi" through a contrived title and cover.
Graphic: Sexual content and Transphobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Outing, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, War, and Deportation
nekoshka'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
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Minor: Religious bigotry and War
jabberwalky's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Deadnaming, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Toxic friendship