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greenlivingaudioworm's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Moderate: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Transphobia
betweentheshelves's review
- 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
3.0
I think my favorite stories in this one were the ones that Vico Ortiz narrated. Do I remember which ones those were? Nope, but I liked the vibes of them. A good narrator always makes or breaks it for me.
If you like short story collections, check this one out! There are still some gems in here.
Graphic: Suicide, Dysphoria, and Transphobia
Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Deadnaming
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Child death
justinareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Transphobia and Dysphoria
saphfics'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
3.25
Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Religious bigotry
Personally each story was very hit or miss for me, I do think that everyone searching unapologetic trans rep will find a story that they will lovelettuce_read's review
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Dysphoria
Moderate: Suicide and Deadnaming
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Origin Story by Saundra Michell (she/they)
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5, (First Person POV)
I liked the vibes of this story and like something that could be made into a book on its own. However, leaving it as a short story it just kinda fell flat in a few places. It was good, just not anything overly great.
Rep: Non-Binary MC, Bisexual SC, Aro-Ace SC
Content Warnings: Fantasy Violence
Halloween Love by Sonora Reyes (they/them)
⭐⭐⭐ 3/5, (First Person POV)
I really liked how this one started out, the magic was really cute. However, I just couldn't really get interested in it all that much. It was just kinda meh to me.
Rep: Queer Non-Binary MC, Transfem SC, POC MC
Content Warnings: Harassment, Bullying
Verity by Renée Reynolds (they/them)
Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Ableism, Dysphoria, and Misogyny
Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent
ezwolf's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Some of the stories were definitely stronger than others, but overall I think this is very worth the read. Even more so if you're looking for an uplifting read with all of the transphobia that's so prevalent in society right now.
Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
Graphic: Dysphoria, Suicide, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Deadnaming, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent and Cancer