Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Sovereign by April Daniels

24 reviews

peskilanim's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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: Gore, Transphobia, Kidnapping, and Genocide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

ianreadsbookssometimes's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Death and Transphobia

Minor: Vomit and Child abuse

another_avid_bookreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Child abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

novella42's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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

4.5

Details on injury:

So. Many. Broken. Bones. I think there were technically fewer than the first book, but there were still a lot, and described with brutally evocative skill. I had to put the book down so many times. I'm glad I renewed my library loan long enough that I could wait for a time when my PTSD was already muted under dissociative stuff, or I wouldn't have been able to handle this.

Still worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Transphobia, Confinement, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Classism, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

troacctid's review

dark emotional tense

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Gaslighting

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Murder, Police brutality, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Ableism, Car accident, Cursing, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

overbooked207's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

📖 Dreadnought & Sovereign by April Daniels Book Review 📖

3rd and 4th books of August 2022 and 20th and 21st of the year:

“I see a world that is terrified of me. Terrified of someone who would reject manhood. Terrified of a girl who knows who she is and what she's capable of. They are small, and they are weak, and they will not hurt me ever again.” - April Daniels.

These books have fantastic trans, lesbian, queer, abuse survivor, mental health/illness, anxiety, PTSD, and more representation, great writing and world-building, and inventive, well-written, and brutal action/fight scenes! If there’s anything I love in books, it’s complex characters, and this series' main character, Danny, is an especially amazing and complex character. The book showcases her bravery, power, resilience, anger, strengths, weaknesses, and everything in between in such a good way, and the characters felt so real. I liked the second book even more than the first, and I definitely recommend picking these up, especially if you love superhero movies or shows like The Boys, Invincible, Umbrella Academy, etc.! 

TWs for Dreadnought: transphobia, slurs, homophobia, deadnaming, misgendering, misogyny, medical content, violence, parental/domestic/child abuse, homelessness/being kicked out of the house for being trans/queer, anxiety, death, dysphoria, cursing, bullying, blood, body horror, alcohol, alcoholism, self-image issues/negative internal voice, PTSD, sexual harassment, toxic friendship, and description of injuries.

TWs for Sovereign: transphobia, slurs, homophobia, alcoholism, self-harm, deadnaming, misgendering, misogyny, misandry, medical content/trauma, violence, vomit, abuse, cursing, bullying, blood, body horror, alcohol, alcoholism, homelessness, ableism, kidnapping, torture, imprisonment, anxiety, self-image issues/negative internal voice, PTSD, mass death, and description of injuries📚🎧🦸‍♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Torture, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Sexism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Hate crime, Alcohol, Genocide, Grief, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Transphobia

brim010's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

whatcassiedid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this one! I was hopeful there would be less transphobia than the first book but unfortunately Graywytch decided to double down on being a terf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Transphobia