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Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

48 reviews

kamp99's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Rating: 4.5 ⭐️’s
This book was super “woke”, feminist, women loving women and women protecting women and we loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Toxic friendship, Body shaming, and Racism

cfell's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Blood, Violence, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Gore, Fatphobia, Death, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Racism

itsheyfay's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad 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: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Bullying, and Infidelity

tinyelfarcanist's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

A group of continually hangry teenagers fight predatorial behaviour... without addressing their inner misogynistic issues.

Squad operates on the premise of a new mixed-race student trying to fit in by joining an all-girls gang with "Mean Girls" mechanics. It misses being the feminist commentary it tries to be when the protagonist and her abused peers by a Regina George figure are portrayed solely as victims. You can't sympathise with them as they are still toxic to others when not in the presence of their aggressor.

In the end, most problems aren't solved and are kind of played down when the main obstacle is sorted out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Lesbophobia, Rape, and Toxic relationship

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

Honestly wasn't sure about the first two chapters.  I loved the art style but wasn’t sold on the plot at first.  Having finished this graphic novel in one sitting, I think it is safe to say I enjoyed it.  The story was cute, dramatic, and overall never boring.  And the happy ending was a nice bonus.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Misogyny, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, Racism, and Sexism

tmcphetridge4's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

I won't lie. I did not like this book. What I thought would be a fresh new take on werewolf packs and being a teen girl was just a rehash of Mean Girls meets Heathers.

There is a girl squad who is ruthlessly pretty and it turns out they murder men who sexually harass/assault girls. This felt like it was trying too hard to make commentary on the sexual assault narratives of schools but in a toxic way. Should men who harass women be punished? Yes. But should they be straight up murdered? I also *hated* how they took the black girl of the group and really othered her. From not acknowledging how she wants to be called, to being belittled, I just kept asking myself, "Why?" The ending was the best part, but even then it felt rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Cannibalism

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.5

This was an interesting, light and entertaining read. Despite becoming confusing in certain panels, the narrative is straightforward and clear. I loved the art style and the lgbtq+ representation (we need more of it) but I found the pacing too fast, leaving neither characters nor readers a minute to digest any new information or emotions. In conclusion, if you want a light and entertaining read I recommend this graphic novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Racism, Vomit, and Lesbophobia

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

I wanted to love this but this was not what I was expecting. There were so many toxic things in here and I was not prepared for it. Or the cannibalism.

Squad is the story of Becca, a transfer student to an elite high school. She doesn't expect to be adopted into the popular clique. But she is and now she has friends. Friends that are sometimes mean to each other, but that's the price of belonging right? Then Becca finds out her friends are werewolves and they prey on boys who sexually assault people. Becca agrees to be turned and together the four of them are unstoppable. When Arianna's predatory boyfriend is accidentally killed, cops begin looking for a serial killer and the girls world begins to unravel.

I guess in all this a good guide on what friendship shouldn't look like. You shouldn't be afraid of your friends. They should call you by the name you want them to use. They shouldn't insult your body or what you do with it.

I did like Becca's romantic storyline, even though it did feel a tad underdeveloped. Overall, I think this was not for me, which is par for the course with me and werewolf books honestly.

Rep: queer Asian American female MC, sapphic white female love interest, Black female side character, white fat female side character, BIPOC female side character, hijabi BIPOC female side character.

CWs: Murder, cannibalism, violence, attempted sexual assault, attempted rape, death, gore, blood, toxic friendship, bullying, sexual harassment, body shaming, slut shaming, misogyny, sexism, lesbomisia/lesbophobia, underage alcohol consumption, fatphobia, toxic relationship. Moderate: Racism and racial microaggressions, eating disorder mention, ableism, classism, grief.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gore, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, Rape, Death, Blood, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Ableism, Classism, Racism, Eating disorder, and Grief

motleybooksandtea's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

Why was there so much unnecessary fat phobia? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Lesbophobia