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avantlafinn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Outing
squidknees'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
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lizziaha's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Outing, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Violence
elharpwhy'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
Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicide, Transphobia, Abortion, and Pregnancy
kaylinvm94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Outing
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Dysphoria
Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide
theotheleo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Murder
neverlandpages4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I get why most people like this book. It’s edgy, it’s quotable, and it discusses important topics. But other than that, it’s a whole mess.
All the characters were unlikable, especially Reese. A lot of her beliefs about what it is to be a woman and a lot of the things that she makes excuses for, like domestic abuse, were just horrible to read about. I know it’s from a place of trauma and hurt but I really didn’t like her or her notions about womanhood and how fragile and submissive women should be.
At one point in the book, Katrina asks Reese “are we playing oppression Olympics?” And that’s exactly what they continued to do till the end of the book. Instead of validating each other’s struggles, they were constantly trying to take the upper hand of “I have it worse than you.” It was honestly disheartening and annoying at the same time. They both struggled so much, Katrina with her background and her being mixed race and Reese as a trans woman who clearly didn’t get the support she needed. But them constantly going back and forth on who has it worst and who wants to be a mother more made it such a distasteful book to read.
I was fully expecting this to be a 5 star read because of how many good things I’ve heard about it, but it was just all over the place. The characters are extremely unlikable, it constantly goes on tangents about unimportant things like the projects they do at work, nothing is happening the majority of the time, and to quote the book itself “The book was deadly boring.” I also hated how it’s left open-ended.
I liked a few things like the writing and how the book discusses tough topics like destransitioning, divorce, and miscarriages. And the cover is beautiful. But that’s pretty much it.
It hurt me to rate this book this low. But I can’t lie to myself or others just because it’s a highly rated book.
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Murder
annaofjesup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria
Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Classism
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Outing, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Eating disorder, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Murder, Colonisation, and War
friendofdorothea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The book saw children as merely property. Additionally, womanhood was seen mostly as caring for children or having a baby which is inherently sexist.
The book was supposed to be funny but nothing about it was funny whatsoever. The summary made it seem like these women were going to be raising a baby together and that’s what I was expecting to see within the first couple chapters not just filler. The ambiguous ending sucked.
10/10 do not recommend and I am surprised by the overwhelming amount of positive reviews. THIS IS NOT GOOD TRANS REPRESENTATION AND DO NOT PICK THIS UP TO LEARN ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE! I really wanted to root for a trans author but im sorry this book was not the one.
All of these characters deeply need therapy tbh (preferably feminist therapy)
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria