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teganbeesebooks's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
b00murded's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief
myyearof's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt
shortstackz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I am a cis woman, of white and Asian decent, which is the lens I was reading this through. Ames brought an interesting discussion of gender and gave me a better understanding of gender dysphoria and maybe the reasons someone would choose to live as their birth gender. The dual timeline of Reese and Ames brings so much light to the daily joys of trans life, which I think will help a lot of cis readers to grow alongside Katrina. I think this would have been strengthened from including vignets or interludes from Katrina's perspective, which could have shown how she was navigating her own journey through parental identity. Katrina makes choices. Those choices are, interesting? I have no idea how she jumps to them other than plot.
The characters of Reese and Ames are so well developed that the lack of development in Katrina stands out as our main cast of 3. Peters prose is witty, funny, and easy to read. There are fun pop culture references thrown in throughout the pages, and I loved the nuanced gender conversations that occured. I wish Katrina's motivations were more clear to the reader, not front and center but in vignettes scattered throughout.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
e11en's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Outing
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Car accident
lira_the_recluse'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: Deadnaming, Infidelity, Transphobia, Violence, and Outing
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Miscarriage
ez_heath'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
elzorel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Outing
ktdaugherty's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Transphobia and Abortion
Moderate: Suicide attempt
capacitorofflux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Outing
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Car accident