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martinatan's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
3.5
Beautifully written study of two women and how their identities have shaped their outlook on life and how they have indelibly left a mark on each other through a long past romantic relationship. I found some of the musings to be a little too vague or over my head but I still enjoyed it for the queer narratives surrounding parenthood, care, and what we owe each other as humans. The time and day based format of the writing was really interesting although sometimes it made me think a little too hard (constantly converting a number of days into number of years) with not too much payoff. Still I like that this writing style played with character perspective and brought to mind how it feels to have a never ending conversation catching up your life and growth with someone you knew intimately years back. I hope to read more stories that explore the precious idiosyncrasies of queer and sapphic relationships like this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion
Moderate: Hate crime, Medical content, and Transphobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Sexual content
sophiareads_'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings: transphobia, abortion, death of a parent, alcoholism (mentioned)
"Now, I no longer see myself as something to be cured. Now, I will hobble around on a mass of broken bones and take pride in them, because if what lies within me is sick then I no longer care to be well."
Having moved from Ireland to Copenhagen, and three years into her gender transition, Phoebe's existence as a woman without a past is shaken up when her ex-girlfriend shows up on her doorstep.
This was great. Something about the writing style - that blend of simple and eloquent - is do enticing and just an absolute pleasure to read. I rarely highlight quotes in Kindle books, but I felt compelled to multiple times with this one.
The own voices trans rep is so wonderful - Phoebe's insights and experiences are so authentic. I really liked Grace and Phoebe both as characters, they both stay really likeable while being complex and flawed. Phoebe I especially loved (her randomly interjected factoids omg... I related). While I did get a little lost towards the end in the section where we start getting Grace's POV, overall I just really loved reading this.
This is very much a character study and a 'vibes not plot' read, but if you like gorgeous writing and musings on the complexity of human existence, this is well worth a read!
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!
"Now, I no longer see myself as something to be cured. Now, I will hobble around on a mass of broken bones and take pride in them, because if what lies within me is sick then I no longer care to be well."
Having moved from Ireland to Copenhagen, and three years into her gender transition, Phoebe's existence as a woman without a past is shaken up when her ex-girlfriend shows up on her doorstep.
This was great. Something about the writing style - that blend of simple and eloquent - is do enticing and just an absolute pleasure to read. I rarely highlight quotes in Kindle books, but I felt compelled to multiple times with this one.
The own voices trans rep is so wonderful - Phoebe's insights and experiences are so authentic. I really liked Grace and Phoebe both as characters, they both stay really likeable while being complex and flawed. Phoebe I especially loved (her randomly interjected factoids omg... I related). While I did get a little lost towards the end in the section where we start getting Grace's POV, overall I just really loved reading this.
This is very much a character study and a 'vibes not plot' read, but if you like gorgeous writing and musings on the complexity of human existence, this is well worth a read!
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, and Transphobia
Minor: Alcoholism
caoimheisme's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent
Minor: Abortion
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