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emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Racism
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs, War
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
You know the book is good when you sob for the last 50 pages
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
The most wholesome found family story continues in this novel! This book is lovingly and meaningfully dedicated to the trans community, and it’s clear why. The book centers around never letting anyone tell you who you are, fighting for what is right, and creating a community. With time, community, and love, minds and hearts can change. And the fight is hard, but it’s so worth it. And this sweet family is the perfect example of it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Death of parent
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Strong reflections of politics today, very hopeful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
I love them so much!!! Give me more, please!!!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Ultimately this book was a comfort read for me but there are a few things that I had issues with.
The components I loved were that this book comforting, hopeful, and full of lovable characters that I wanted more of after finishing the first book.
However the main plot of this book felt a bit like a rerun of the original and at points some of the fight against DICOMY/DICOMA felt more preachy than anyone actually doing anything. I was left wishing that the book had instead been split: focused on the challenges and joys of adopting David and then a third focusing on fighting DICOMY/DICOMA/for social change/etc.
While I liked the shift of focus from Talia and Lucy to Sal and Theodore and David - creating a sort of balance between the two books - I felt like the personal growth Sal had to get to his outspoken character in this book was missing in this book (I get that there was some in book one but it still felt like a leap from where we left him).
The components I loved were that this book comforting, hopeful, and full of lovable characters that I wanted more of after finishing the first book.
However the main plot of this book felt a bit like a rerun of the original and at points some of the fight against DICOMY/DICOMA felt more preachy than anyone actually doing anything. I was left wishing that the book had instead been split: focused on the challenges and joys of adopting David and then a third focusing on fighting DICOMY/DICOMA/for social change/etc.
While I liked the shift of focus from Talia and Lucy to Sal and Theodore and David - creating a sort of balance between the two books - I felt like the personal growth Sal had to get to his outspoken character in this book was missing in this book (I get that there was some in book one but it still felt like a leap from where we left him).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
No
This was an absolute delight and fantastic extension of the universe. There were more marginalized metaphors using magic folk as allegory and all of the kids felt a lot fleshed out which was incredible
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Minor: Homophobia