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shae_purcell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Ableism, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Transphobia, Outing, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cursing, Medical trauma, Bullying, Violence, Vomit, and Death
Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, War, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Alcoholism, Grief, and Genocide
gameoftomes'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
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Abandonment, Blood, and Body horror
nb_alex'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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Blood
karcitis'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: Gore, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Violence, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Blood, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Outing, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Cursing, and Classism
Minor: Self harm, Rape, Bullying, Fatphobia, Body horror, Deadnaming, and Vomit
jjjreads'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infertility, Blood, Body shaming, Sexism, Transphobia, Child abuse, Classism, Deadnaming, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Death, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Addiction
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Genocide, Child death, Self harm, Slavery, Gaslighting, Vomit, and Cancer
overbooked207's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
3rd and 4th books of August 2022 and 20th and 21st of the year:
“I see a world that is terrified of me. Terrified of someone who would reject manhood. Terrified of a girl who knows who she is and what she's capable of. They are small, and they are weak, and they will not hurt me ever again.” - April Daniels.
These books have fantastic trans, lesbian, queer, abuse survivor, mental health/illness, anxiety, PTSD, and more representation, great writing and world-building, and inventive, well-written, and brutal action/fight scenes! If there’s anything I love in books, it’s complex characters, and this series' main character, Danny, is an especially amazing and complex character. The book showcases her bravery, power, resilience, anger, strengths, weaknesses, and everything in between in such a good way, and the characters felt so real. I liked the second book even more than the first, and I definitely recommend picking these up, especially if you love superhero movies or shows like The Boys, Invincible, Umbrella Academy, etc.!
TWs for Dreadnought: transphobia, slurs, homophobia, deadnaming, misgendering, misogyny, medical content, violence, parental/domestic/child abuse, homelessness/being kicked out of the house for being trans/queer, anxiety, death, dysphoria, cursing, bullying, blood, body horror, alcohol, alcoholism, self-image issues/negative internal voice, PTSD, sexual harassment, toxic friendship, and description of injuries.
TWs for Sovereign: transphobia, slurs, homophobia, alcoholism, self-harm, deadnaming, misgendering, misogyny, misandry, medical content/trauma, violence, vomit, abuse, cursing, bullying, blood, body horror, alcohol, alcoholism, homelessness, ableism, kidnapping, torture, imprisonment, anxiety, self-image issues/negative internal voice, PTSD, mass death, and description of injuries📚🎧🦸♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Grief, Genocide, Body shaming, Body horror, Torture, Lesbophobia, Blood, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Violence, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Medical content, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Deadnaming, and Cursing
lily1304'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
3.25
I like Danny and Sarah though! And the concept of a totally closeted trans girl transforming into a supermodel is hilarious. There's better YA out there, but it's really cool to have a trans heroine.
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape and Self harm
Characters use the wordbooksthatburn's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
I like how the world in the book is presented as morally grey, with various factions vying to Danny to join their side. For most of the book it felt like it really was a morally grey world, but I was disappointed that towards the end it seems to pick a specific side. I hope the sequel proves me wrong on that, if I decide to read it. Calamity is a great mentor, she's my favorite character. I also like Doctor Impossible but that got trickier as the story progressed. The worldbuilding works well, sketching the idea of this world that is very different from ours because of when the superheroes showed up, but recognizable enough because of what was chosen to parallel our real developments.
Now for the main reason I don't recommend this: I'm disturbed by the way it handles disability and ableism, both with the casual use of ableist slurs (from characters of all cape factions, so this wasn't just how to mark the villains) and with the treatment of physical disabilities. There’s a disturbing battle scene
Overall this seems like pretty good handling of trans stuff and domestic abuse by a parent, but mediocre to terrible handling of ableism and disability, and therefore I don't recommend it. Maybe the sequel could win me back, but that won't be enough to make me feel good about this particular book.
Graphic: Ableism, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Bullying, Transphobia, Blood, Gore, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Medical content, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Vomit, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape and Drug use
shadereads'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, and Transphobia
Minor: Cancer
forlorn_traveller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Transphobia, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Medical content, Gore, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Blood
Minor: Sexism