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Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Transphobia
Graphic: Self harm, Transphobia, Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
Like a lot of other reviews, I was surprised how severe the self-harm content was, and how often it came up in the book. Daya is also extremely obnoxious for the first half of the novel as a self-defence mechanism. It's understandable but it does make parts of the book a slog to get through. The romance was fine but a little underwhelming. Daya obviously benefited but the love interest kind of felt like a prop. The storyline with Kat dragged on way too long and never really felt resolved.
I did like the parts about the derby itself and all its events. Daya’s friend Fee and most of her derby friends were fun characters. I think it's valuable as well to show a character who is still struggling with trauma despite a supportive environment, and I loved how kind and understanding Daya’s aunt and uncle were about her sexuality since you don't usually see that in novels about immigrant families.
The second half of the book was wonderful, but I'm rating it a bit lower for the rough first half. I would not recommend this book to anyone with a history of self-harm because the narrative dwells on it for so long but I would recommend it to anyone else.
Graphic: Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Self harm, Car accident, Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol
Minor: Transphobia
Graphic: Self harm, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Transphobia
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Transphobia
Graphic: Self harm, Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Transphobia
Graphic: Self harm, Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Transphobia