Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

5 reviews

allie_in_wonderland's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Homophobia, Deadnaming, and Death of parent

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

sandy_21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Bullying, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Body horror

solspringsreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

Beautiful, lyrical, and so, so magical. It’s hard to express everything this book makes you feel into words because, more than a novel or concrete story, it feels like a sensory overload as we journey through the lives of the story’s protagonists. There were a lot of tense moments where I found myself dreading what might happen to the characters, especially at the hands of the often cruel and misunderstanding townspeople they lived with, but it’s ultimately a story about love, self-reflection, and self-acceptance. It’s an experience that stays with you long after you finish reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Outing, Ableism, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Child abuse, and Lesbophobia

mathewfairchild's review

no major reason, i just think i couldn't vibe with it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Sexual content