Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue

8 reviews

lucyyaga's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Hate crime, Biphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Religious bigotry

veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

Overall, this book was an enjoyable read and I will definitely be reading the second one. The plot twists were unpredictable and I liked the mystery/suspense. The modern media references threw me off a lot, but they were funny. Some of the dialogue was awkward, but teens are going to be awkward so I can get over that. The romance was cute, I like that it wasn’t the main plot but added more emotional depth to the characters. The diversity and inclusion felt authentic, not forced. The witchy vibes were cool and I leaned a lot about Wiccan traditions. The supernatural aspect was also cool, and it all tied together very well. The only major issue I had was the pacing at the end. It felt rushed after the main conflict was resolved. The concepts of everyone’s gifts were really interesting, I just wish it didn’t seem so sudden. I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a casual read who likes modern magical books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death and Cursing

Minor: Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

lunaxlore's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Dysphoria

Minor: Domestic abuse

weirdassfanta's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

Great and inclusive introduction to the trilogy!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Bullying, and Dysphoria

Minor: Transphobia, Physical abuse, Outing, Self harm, and Lesbophobia

emiliareads's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, Racism, Biphobia, Classism, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

valley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.25

I overall liked the story and all the details and explanations about magic, but what this book lacks in my opinion is subtlety. Whenever an important and controversial topic is brought up, which we have a lot of,

from Jo's activism, to Roes problems coming out and the racism Fiona has experienced,

  we always get it written out, how bad that is. Of course explaining lgbtq themes for example is important, but the way it was written really just made me feel icky and it felt unnatural, like in a school lesson. 

The end was honestly kind of annoying to me, totally subjective, i know, but them all getting powers just feels like creating Gary Stus and Mary Sues and quirky events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Dysphoria, Outing, Medical content, Deadnaming, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

hann4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• 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

I loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood, Xenophobia, Bullying, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

matheo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Outing

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Dysphoria, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Toxic relationship, War, and Adult/minor relationship