Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron

62 reviews

mirandyli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this retelling. It's my favorite in the remixed classics series so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Classism, Cursing, Hate crime, Abandonment, Body horror, Addiction, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Medical content

meowster18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

This book had me quaking at the end. Loved the characters and loved the story. My only gripes were that the ending felt rushed and the main character clingy behavior annoyed me but the story flushed out in such a way that you can empathize and sympathize with Gabriel. Great story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Classism, Stalking, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, and Outing

Minor: Grief

wynplus1's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

I think as far as reimaginings go, this was a good read. I like how the author took parts of the original story that were familiar and gave them new life. it was really fun to be able to point out specific scenes, dialogues, and characters that are present in the original story!
The biggest failing of this book, though, is the characters and their relationships. another review said the romance feels very insta-lovey, and I unfortunately have to agree. We get no time with Henry, let alone Henry and Gabriel as a couple, so it's really hard to be invested in them and their well-being. Henry is barely even a character for most of the novel, just this idea that Gabriel is obsessed with. We don't even know WHY Gabriel likes him so much, why they're attracted to each other. I think the author could've spent a lot more time developing that relationship and fleshing it out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Homophobia

BIG focus on conversion therapy practices

teddie_valetine98's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Medical trauma, Grief, Drug use, and Drug abuse

fishfish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Medical content

djreads's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

It took me a while to get into it. It was moving fairly slowly and I wasn’t sure how I felt. But when it got good, it was reallly good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Racism

toeraos's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual harassment

cozyscones's review

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Body horror

ns4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

bea_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? No

3.75

I really liked this book, and I think the only thing I would consider a downside was how few answers we got about what was actually going on with Henry. It’s kind of just like “Aha! A potion! That explains everything!” when there was so much more that could’ve been expanded upon. Just seemed like a bit of a lost opportunity to add some really cool intrigue is all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Outing, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Outing, and Police brutality