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tinysierra's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I liked the way that time was portrayed. The scenes at night had a black backdrop while the daytime had a white backdrop.
Book 9 for the
#TransRightsReadathon2024
Graphic: Animal death and Bullying
Moderate: Confinement and Kidnapping
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
novella42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Animal death
Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
kshertz'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? No
4.5
Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, and Death
pastelkerstin's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexism and Kidnapping
Moderate: Bullying
cat12345'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Sexism, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Confinement
wardenred'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
4.5
Maybe if I just never do witchery, it'll go away.
For some reason, this book made me so incredibly sad. It's not because there's anything wrong with it! I didn't fail to notice the heartwarming ending, nor the very positive message about being yourself whatever other says. I really enjoyed the beautiful art. All the witchiness was awesome, too: the spellcraft, the magic weapons, the sigils, the overall vibes. But the themes just hit so hard. All those gender roles—isn't it utterly stupid that we as a society keep sorting people into two narrow boxes? And Aster's family: his parents seem like such genuinely nice people, except they lead him to believe that if he only could become the kind of person they want him to be, they probably won't care if he learns the necessary skills from a monster. His grandmother sneaks small bits of support his way, but she never openly speaks up in his favor until he does something completely extraordinary with his talents. Like it's not enough to just be himself, he also has to do a really great job against all odds and be a real hero, and then maybe he's going to *start* getting acceptance. There are all those people who claim to love him, but no one's really trying to understand him, and a new friend from the outside world is quickly able to offer him more support about the things that actually matter than all the people who are supposed to care for him combined. That's all so sad, really, and so familiar in certain ways.
Anyway, this is a really good graphic novel, and I feel like those who would benefit most from reading it are, first and foremost, not those who are growing up different but those who surround them.
Minor: Bullying
kurumipanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Bullying, Blood, and Animal death
Minor: Violence
cateyeschloe'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? No
4.0
Minor: Bullying
lunarxcross'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
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
onefineelephant'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, and Kidnapping
strict gender norms, enforcement of gender roles