Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

40 reviews

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.25

this was heartbreaking but also it put my heart back together so nicely. i cried a lot while reading, especially the scenes between ben and their parents. their parents are absolute TRASH, and it hurt to see them mistreat ben. there is a romance subplot (and it made my heart very happy!!), but it’s not the main focus.

⚠️: transphobia, panic attacks/disorders, homophobia, emotional abuse, abandonment, child abuse, religious bigotry, disordered eating, grief, mental illness, dysphoria, suicidal thoughts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

admunro20's review

emotional inspiring sad slow-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

This is probably the best book I’ve read in 2023 so far. The diversity is *chef’s kiss*. Ben’s character made me feel so seen. Their struggles with identity are similar to my own struggles and I really appreciate the dive into the difference between sexuality and gender-identity. I knew from the first 50 pages this book was going to be inspiring and emotional. I was right. This book had me crying and I felt “seen” by the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Minor: Alcohol and Physical abuse

torispring's review

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse and Islamophobia

befrazzledenby's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

One of the first books I've read with MC enby rep! Loved Ben's story and felt so seen by some aspect of each character. This book felt so human and raw and I loved every minute of it. But yeah I did cry a lot on Syd's couch LOL

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

maladaptivedaydreamer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Child abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

transmasc_disaster's review

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Mental illness, Outing, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Child abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

alexlily's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Reread on audio this time around. Still one of my favourites. The anxiety rep is really good. I need a Hannah and Thomas in my life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Outing, Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Moderate: Stalking and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

abrokenmirror's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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

3.75

dont get me wrong, if this books main message was the representation of discovering identity and coming out as non-binary in ben’s situation, it was perfect. 
but some of the side plots were a wee bit off to me, ben’s relationship with nathan felt quite unrealistic to me, and after getting used to ben’s personality, then them randomly bringing out the jokes after not wanted to even talk to anyone felt a little ehhhhh? you know, it felt like it wasn’t them

i did love the representation in this book very much, and i feel like its a very good book for non-binary or trans youth to read, but if representation isn’t what you came for, i feel you won’t like this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Cursing, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

jasperisdoinghisbest's review

emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

love this book, there arent many books with a nonbinary main character, let alone a nonbinary love story. this book is definitley very entertaining and i reccomend it to anyone looking for a good lgbtq+ coming of age story. can get a bit cheesy/cliche but the story is still good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Mental illness, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Alcohol

esh_maki's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This was the most adorable happy sad book I have ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Dysphoria