Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

14 reviews

minervacerridwen's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense 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

3.5

Just like Her Majesty's Royal Coven, this was a fast-paced read with spy movie elements in a magical world. I did feel like it dragged a bit in the middle of the book, though the point-of-view changes helped to keep me intrigued about other things that were going on enough to keep reading. Overall the atmosphere was a little darker and less magical, with more focus on characters fucking each other over than on sisterhood (which makes sense, considering the new main character, but also made it a little less appealing to dive back in after a reading break). The pacing of the ending was a lot more satisfying to me than in the first book, and once again there were some interesting twists to make me very curious about the next part!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Vomit, Self harm, Violence, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Transphobia, Grief, and Child death

Minor: Blood, Animal death, Bullying, Racism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sfdogmom's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Great sequel. Very well and cleverly written. Several lol moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Dysphoria, and Racism

whoisrois's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

“Witches will not be a weapon of the state” bbygirl u are the state 😭🤧 way better than the first book tho 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, Addiction, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Transphobia

amachonis's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Transphobia

earofthedog's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Infidelity, Addiction, Misogyny, Body horror, and Torture

Minor: Transphobia

imds's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, War, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Abandonment, Death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, and Death of parent

rdmoreland0801's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

Let me start by saying , I was a little concerned on where this book was going to go.  At the end of book one, two of the main characters were killed.

However, I think the second book was even better than the first.  The characters are much more morally gray, as opposed to black and white.

There were also quite a few plot twists I didn’t see coming.  There were a few predictable storylines, but the end gave me whiplash.  

All in all, I’m looking forward to the third and final book.  I feel like these books appeal to individuals who don’t necessarily need perfect writing or absolute seriousness.  There are quite a few pop culture references and some of the dialogue is cheesy.  However, I think they cover great topics and bring enjoyment.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Transphobia

rabelais's review

3.0

the underlying premise of magic continues to be transmisogynistic. why? why is it necessary to require the entire existence of the world to be based on transmisogyny??? 🤬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence

bibliophil_leah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I enjoyed this book alot all though not as much as the first book. Some pars felt frustrating because storylines of cheracters simply stopped and i really wanted to see their develoment. Overall this was still an amazing read with good queer rep and a gripping story and interesting cheracters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

For the first part of the book, I was very confused about the plot but I was here for the vibes! Using witches to talk about sexism, racism, transpobia etc is a sure fire way to make me love a book. But as it kept going, I saw the plot unfolding and I'm super keen to see where this series goes and I hope it's a long one! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Torture, Racism, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Hate crime, Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Homophobia, Gun violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction