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taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Child death, Gaslighting, Transphobia, Alcohol, Homophobia, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Cursing, War, Misogyny, Racism, Kidnapping, Deadnaming, Grief, Death, Confinement, Suicide, Animal death, Violence, Murder, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Medical content, Fatphobia, Colonisation, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Outing
Minor: Gore, Emotional abuse, and Vomit
thereadingoutlaw's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Transphobia, and Deadnaming
Minor: Death, War, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse
blueberries's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Confinement, Murder, Outing, Racism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: War, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Outing, Murder, and Racism
azebrareads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deadnaming, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, War, Alcohol, Car accident, Violence, Biphobia, Confinement, Self harm, Bullying, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, and Sexism
fl0tsam's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia
Moderate: Xenophobia
hylian_narwhal's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Dysphoria, Grief, and Toxic friendship
morganpearcy's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
I would like to point out that any time a character is living at an intersection of multiple marginalized identities, I typically check to see if the author has any lived experience part-way through the book. Especially if something feels off or the character seems to be 1 dimensional.
The Trans protagonist
Leonie, the Black, Lesbian witch, is not so dynamic or believable. The character felt off to me: flat and like a conglomeration of regurgitated Black women’s labor from Abolitionist spaces. The way she related to her white childhood friends and her partner felt really wobbly. I could tell the author was writing from a not-lesbian, white lens. Sure enough, Juno is white. This did not sit right with me and was a source of irritation and eye rolling throughout the book.
There’s a lot to like here. The racial overstepping is a pain point. I am undecided about reading the next in the series.
Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, and Deadnaming
Moderate: Racism and War
White writers attempting to write Black and other characters of color should be added as a trigger warning here.brandyrae's review against another edition
4.0
Are there problems? Oh, so many. The writing is not great, the characterization is all over the place, the writing of poc is a little yikes at times, the plot is threadbare. But is it fun? Absolutely. And the ending?????? That last page bumped the whole book up from 3 to 4 stars for me.
There is a ton of transphobia which, while obviously presented as bad, is still hard to read and I imagine could be very triggering to some.
But overall a good time and I have to read the sequel now.
Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming
eatmeetswest's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, and War
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism