Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

372 reviews

touchegiantsquid's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Dysphoria, Rape, Outing, Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Violence and War

amillionjourneys's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Child abuse and Deadnaming

sarafinley's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming and Domestic abuse

mesy_mark's review against another edition

hopeful

• 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

4.25

 

There is something about this book I really enjoyed. It is not so heavy on romance. Shizuka has made a deal with a demon to deliver seven souls to damnation. When she hears Katrina, a transgender woman runs away. playing on a violin she has her seventh soul. Shizuka also meets Lan an alien refuge with four children and running a donut working on building the stargate.

this is a book that switches POV frequently within the same change, Every now and then I would lose track of which POV I was in as I listened to the audiobook. The characters are lovable. Katrina is bogged down by the transphobia she endures. Lan just wants to protect her family and starts having feelings for Shizuka. Ane Shizuka is running out of time to deliver her student's soul to hell. We even get a view of a string workshop named Lucy as she tries fixing Katrina.

This book has two elements that I didn't think would work but it did. We have space aliens for some science fiction rep and then the fantasy component juxtaposed of The Queen Of Hell and demons. The narrator's voice is plenty to listen to and is on the feminine side. Overall I like the way the book flowed and the overall plot of it.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming

kbeucler's review against another edition

5.0

This book was a wild ride from start to finish. Shizuka Satomi, a famous violin teacher, is looking for her seventh and final student, whose soul will complete the bargain Shizuka made with Hell. Shizuka finds Katrina, a young trans violinist, who has been forced to run away from home. But both Shizuka and Katrina get a little more than they bargained for and discover the secret to escaping Hell. There are also aliens building a Stargate in a giant donut. This book is just so good. Also a warm hug. So healing and lovely. The research Aoki had to do for this book just astounds me. And don’t read this book on an empty stomach. The food descriptions are incredible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

ncq's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A beautiful story of many kinds of love

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

Also features sex work throughout, but without being anti-sex work

gaymergirl's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Transphobia, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Violence, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Outing, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

invertedsquares's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

I wasn't ready for this book, but I can see some people loving it. Parts were very good, cute and fun and insightful and interesting, but so much of the book was sadness and violence and transphobia which I found hard to bear. Read the trigger warnings!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Transphobia, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Classism, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

caseylovett's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Self harm