Reviews tagging 'Death'

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

6 reviews

ash_ton's review

medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was... okay. I wasn't really invested in the story during any point in the book. I feel bad because it's so great that there's trans and queer rep in a teen book, but I can't rate it high just for that.

The plotline idea was cool, just maybe not the execution? I just felt like I needed more. Idk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Outing, and Transphobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Deadnaming, Bullying, Grief, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Sexual content, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Cursing

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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: Transphobia, Confinement, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Grief, Lesbophobia, Child death, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, Racism, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Animal death, Dysphoria, and Religious bigotry

julieyael's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Racism, Bullying, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Death, Deadnaming, and Outing

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Lush, tender, romantic, and tinged w/ magic, When the Moon Was Ours is a book that adeptly, gently forces the reader to slow down. The writing--w/ each word seemingly carefully and thoughtfully chosen--teters on the edge of purple prose, but McLemore somehow always strikes the balance and does it just right. The mystery and secrets and truths are interesting; the characters and their relationships w/ one another complex and full of depth; though I do find some the characters' decisions frustrating. 

What I most appreciate about the book, however, definitely has to be the empathetic, sensitive portrayal and exploration of its transgender characters, particularly Samir. This is my first time reading such a book, and it is so revelatory, insightful, and heartrending. A tender and imaginative work that thoughtfully explores themes of identity, love, and truth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Body shaming, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content

i_cant_read429's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Dysphoria

ticktock's review

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, and Transphobia