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melancholymegs's review
- 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
Graphic: Outing, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Death, and Cursing
Minor: Blood, Vomit, Violence, and Alcohol
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Transphobia, Death, Homophobia, Bullying, Dementia, and Violence
Moderate: Outing, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny
Minor: Racism and Gun violence
dlrosebyh's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Transphobia
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief
aspring's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
the writing is full of drama and passion and a deeply desperate need to be loved, understood and accepted. it is brutal and honest and not entirely a happy story.
but it gives you hope and shows you that fighting for who you are is always worth it. even if you shouldn’t have to.
this was surprisingly heavy and it did take my by surprise so please please check trigger warnings for this if you need them <3
but i love this authors writing style and the way they write their characters. phenomenal as always.
also, the relationship isn’t the focus! don’t go into it expecting it to be :) this is, at its core, carey’s story of their fight to be recognised and treated like everyone else <3 (the lil bits of romance was very cute though! (and heartbreaking :,))
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts
cardanrry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Moderate: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Biphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
While the beginning is pretty cute, it’s not an easy read. There’s a lot of queer pain and queerphobia in this book, which made it a bit harder for me to get through. I am very much a reader of queer joy and – while the ending was worth it – it was rough getting there.
I’m not a Mariah fan, but I recognize the fangirling (term used as genderneutral here) and obsession of a specific artist that you feel understands you better than you sometimes understand yourself.
There is one mention of HP that completely took me out the story, and that I find extremely disappointing, especially coming from a genderqueer author who has to know how harmful that woman is. It was a tiny thing, a single word used as a comparison, and I wish it had been changed before publishing.
As a whole, it is a hard but inspiring story of standing up for yourself, of friends having your back and of fighting for those who can’t use their voice yet.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Biphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, Hate crime, Terminal illness, and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
bookswtheo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Death
Minor: Grief
averyconfusedhomosapiensbooks's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia and Physical abuse
melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Terminal illness, Dementia, Gaslighting, Death, and Hate crime
foreverinastory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rep: white genderqueer MC with anxiety and anxiety/panic attacks, Black female side character, bisexual male love interest, disabled elderly grandmother who can't speak much--implied side effects of a stroke possibly.
CWs: Alcohol consumption, biphobia, bullying, death/death of grandparent, dysphoria, gaslighting, grief, hate crime, homophobia, lesbophobia, mental illness (anxiety), panic/anxiety attacks, misogyny, sexism, transphobia.
Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Sexism, and Transphobia