Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Vermelho, Branco e Sangue Azul by Casey McQuiston

26 reviews

knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Outing, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Biphobia, Cancer, Classism, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

pip10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Cursing, Grief, and Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Biphobia, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexism

aniwillow's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.25

I think this book is a really good story and concept and I liked it a lot but it was so so long! At least for me. There was a bunch that I thought was unnecessarily long and that could have been shortened. But that’s my only gripe with this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Outing

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

Minor: Deportation, Homophobia, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use

torismazarine's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Misogyny, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Biphobia

Minor: Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Addiction, Alcohol, and Forced institutionalization

beccabookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Cursing, and Outing

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Minor: Medical content, Stalking, Terminal illness, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

sammyelliott_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Alcohol, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Confinement, Cancer, Bullying, Deportation, Drug abuse, Genocide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Colonisation, and Hate crime

jana_f's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

keelirae113's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Classism, Outing, Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual assault

sproutedpages's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Outing, and Biphobia

Moderate: Sexism, Confinement, Death of parent, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Hate crime, and Addiction

annorabrady's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

The romance in this was handled so well. The conflicts were real and earned, as were their resolutions. The passage from rival to lover was steady, not rushed. And the progression of intimacy was also not rushed. 

The story outside the romance was interesting in its own right, though too much of it wrapped up too nicely. I would have preferred the betrayal to have stayed a betrayal, even if the betrayer did the right thing in the end. And while I can concede that an America that elected a woman to the office of the presidency in 2016 would be different than the America we live in,

it's hard for me to reconcile the idea of Texas turning blue because they found out the president's son is bi. Especially if said son is dating a prince of England and the president is a woman </spoiler]>.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Biphobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Outing