Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

24 reviews

penguinsquack's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Transphobia

lindsayhotrod's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Violence, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Bullying, and Suicide

Moderate: Deadnaming and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual violence, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

nicholasl_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Bullying, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Hate crime, Outing, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Religious bigotry

cryscries's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

A very wonderful book and I couldn’t believe this was a debut novel. It was very well written and really tugged at the heartstrings to the very end - like literally, it built up with so much joy and then boom sad bomb. In a way I like the way it ended -

grant and Amanda don’t exactly have a for sure “they got back together” like what I feel most romances do (even tho I totally believe they did get back together in my hope let me have this and be a hopeless romantic) but I feel in a “realistic sense” it was right for that to happen because it’s something new that a cis straight man has to understand and learn. Definitely wasn’t expecting it but I was super happy with the decision

 

Overall I was glad to read this book (finally) and highly recommend if anyone wants to start off reading a book from a trans author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, Transphobia, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

Minor: Drug use and Dysphoria

babudarabu's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Outing

Moderate: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Sexual content, Dysphoria, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Blood

lilikamasha's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Moderate: Rape, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Biphobia, Gun violence, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

michelangelo1987's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Bullying, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Deadnaming

Minor: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship

autumnblack's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Dysphoria

bent5390's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Deadnaming, Outing, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Dysphoria and Death

mintchocolatechip's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Outing, and Hate crime

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Dysphoria

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia