Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

16 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

cj13's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

elioreadsbooks's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

quinnyquinnquinn's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Blood

citrus_seasalt's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

HOOOOLY SHIT ok this book was like. so many things. It was poetic, beautiful, and then visceral at points. My god. I loved the magical realism, loved the air of mystery hidden underneath most of that for the book, the love story at the center of it all which was incredibly compelling, shdwhfineofnd WAUGH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content and Racism

rockyroadbutch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Blood, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Sexual content

Minor: Dysphoria, Pregnancy, and Classism

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

humanmosquito's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted reflective

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

3.5

When I first started writing out I didn’t really like the lack of plot, I’d somehow skipped over the prevalence of Literary within Magic Realism. That behind us, I did really enjoy this book in the end.

 I like the fuzzy line Sam walks where he’s not quite what is expected in a trans man. (I did end up reading him as a transmasc butch, but I’ll admit that interpretation is largely projection) And I like the way he’s carved out a place for himself to be comfortable in this small, bigoted town. This is true for most characters in the book, who are immigrants or 1st gen. 

Writing style wise, I enjoyed the prose, I found it evocative but I remember thinking it was too dense at one part of the book. (I think during the last act)

One thing I really liked about this book is that Sam and Miel are horny and sexually attracted to each other without it feeling voyeuristic. I’m used to other young adult authors really focusing on the characters’ atractions and intimate scenes for effect but McLemore shows these very sensual, sexually charged scenes with very little touching and skips over sex in a way that makes the characters feel very real—in the way that they’re granted privacy from the narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, Outing, and Sexual content

effys_books's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood and Sexual content