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ramunepocky's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia
betweentheshelves'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
I also appreciated that Hollis doesn't settle on any particular identity by the end because that feels so realistic for teeangers just figuring out that they're queer. You don't have to have it all figured out immediately, no matter what age you are.
I will say, there is a lot of description of the role playing game in this book, which I enjoyed, but it's just something to be aware of. A great all around read!
Graphic: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Sexism
Minor: Toxic relationship
blotchedspots'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? It's complicated
4.0
This is a book with a great diverse group of people in the S&S group that Hollis joins and it's almost never brought up as a point of something to talk about which is great. I like books that let people exist in their multitudes and doesn't feel the need to talk about it all the time.
All and all, I'd give this book a 4 star review and suggest it to people looking for good "finding yourself" rep.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
A brief mention ofigniteconspire'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
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Mental illness, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
ebp'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
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Sexism, Misogyny, and Body shaming
ellenwm'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
Minor: Transphobia, Sexism, and Homophobia
imstephtacular's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Fatphobia, Classism, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Cursing, Vomit, and Body shaming
julalbert56'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: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Fatphobia
mostlykenny'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
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gaslighting, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Sexism, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment and Transphobia
LANDON IS A BITCH and also he’s usually saying a lot of the stuff I put as warnings. He’s a bitch. Fuck Landon, all my homies hate Landon.misha_ali'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
It gives a really realistic depiction of what it's like as a woman trying to get into an inclusive and comfortable TTRPG space. Hollis has anxiety, is fat, and is just trying to be a part of a hobby her childhood bestie and current boyfriend, Chris, loves so that they can continue to have things in common. She stumbles upon a game run by and full of women who are queer, woc, and even a 12-year-old, and slowly learns to be comfortable in her own skin via roleplaying.
One of the really cool little nuanced things in this book was Hollis joining a discord server with these much cooler girls and having every line she types in the server, general or DM, having a little "(edited)" after it, representing how she's always second-guessing herself and unsure about what she wants to say and how authentic she wants to be. It's just a really clever little device that I haven't seen used before.
If people go into this expecting a romance with TTRPGs as a backdrop, they'll come out disappointed. However, if they go in expecting a story about a young woman finding herself through TTRPGs and a friend group that lets her be comfortable in her own skin, they'll find this is incredibly accurate to actual TTRPG games (this one has a thinly veiled D&D substitute called S&S) and how much difference it can make to a player's comfort level by just finding the right kind of table for you.
Anyway, this is the best TTRPG based book I've read yet and I wish I had read it as a young adult to get an idea of what kind of acceptance and comfort is out there to be found with the right group rather than going from varieties of gatekeepery and toxic all-male games that are definitely not comfortable spaces for anyone who is not a cis white male.
Moderate: Mental illness and Homophobia
Minor: Transphobia