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Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Hate crime, Racism
Minor: Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Outing, Dysphoria, War, Deportation
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse
I’m so distraught about the state of humanity in the US right now. This book tells me to remain hopeful and believe in the righteousness and goodness of people who will stand in solidarity with us. With elections only a couple of weeks away and the MAGA party (I refuse to call them Republicans) setting up to destroy and rebuild the country in its pre-Civil War image, hope is a hard resource to find right now. The most I hope for is that this author is right - that we have the right to hope that our citizenship will be defended and allowed to live in peace with the full authority to exist as we are - someday.
Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
It's been a very difficult few years, as so many politicians, authors, etc have been extremely vocal about their disdain for specific members of the LGBT+ community. And I really felt like Klune was fed up and ready to use his skills as a writer to express this. That's what this book is. The politics are heavy, the analogy to real life is no longer charmingly blurred, and Klune does not mince words. I can understand why some people might find this repetitive and too in your face, but as someone who has watched friends suffer and fear for their own safety, some even having to leave their homes due to discriminatory laws- I didn't think it was over the top at all.
I laughed, I cried, and in the end, I'm left with the hope that change can happen if we fight for it. The children were just as delightful as the first book and their growth was realistic and sweet. There wasn't much romance in this one, but the little bits we did get were sappy and adorable.
It's a difficult read, which I didn't expect prior to starting. But I hope people will still give it a shot, because it's good. We need books like this. And I'm so happy it was Klune who took on the challenge.
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Sexism, Abandonment, Colonisation
Giving this book 4.75 instead of my original 5 given the fact that the author based this off of cultural genocide. Yikes.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail