Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Northranger by Rey Terciero, Bre Indigo

16 reviews

saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.0

A fun, cute graphic novel that balances romance with a mystery and struggles with homophobia. Set on a ranch, the way it handled the setting resonated with me (rural gay). The use of miscommunication was a little more bearable than most books that use it since it was for the mystery aspect and made sense for the characters. The art is also pretty cute. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, and Suicide attempt

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Outing, Grief, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Terminal illness

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Racism, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Sexism

Minor: Suicide attempt and Animal death

bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Homophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

potatogrr's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

robinks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

What an interesting combination of horror and queer romance. The characters were so realistic! And Terciero is very skilled at slow revelations. Although I would’ve liked the ending to be more drawn out and filled with queer love, I was satisfied.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Excrement, Classism, Animal death, Blood, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Murder, Hate crime, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

4.5

Being a Latinx gay teen in Texas isn't easy, and to make things worse, Cade's step-dad gets him a job on a ranch for the summer. Toss in a fascination with horror movies, and he becomes convinced something dark and mysterious is going on with the family that owns the ranch. Great characters,  first love, and some twists keep you engaged from the first page to the last. *note: the animal death noted in the content warning is a mouse and it is not tortured, or anyone's pet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Violence, Hate crime, and Sexism

mfrisk's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I’ve never read Northanger Abbey (though the Author’s note at the end now makes me want to check that out too - I loved this retelling and how the author connected the main character’s queer identity to his love of horror movies and his questioning of mysteries happening all around him. This is a sweet read with a sweet romance as well as meaningful family and friend relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Sexism, Racism, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Racial slurs

growintogardens's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Grief, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Violence