Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Act Cool by Tobly McSmith

4 reviews

imstephtacular's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Cursing, Mental illness, and Outing

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Alcohol, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Sexual content

beca_reads's review

hopeful sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

I have so many feelings about this book, it's hard to put it into words. We follow August who has recently come out as Transgender to his family. Unfortunately his parents are not understanding, and results in his Aunt taking him under her wing and moving him to New York where he can attend performing Arts school. August has always wanted to perform on stage and this gives him the chance, though his parent's actions still control some of his decisions. August ends up putting on a persona that is not him, this honestly makes him quite a unlikeable character for most of the book but it is clear that deep down this is not the real August. We follow him as he works out the actor he wants to become, and the people he meets along the way that helps him.  The book discuss transphobia within school, and the theatre, as well as discussing conversion therapy which his family want to put him into. This is not a light read at all and has trigger warnings for: transphobia, conversion therapy, homophobia, dead naming, and miss gendering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Outing, Child abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Self harm

spottedcow's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.75

This book was a very quick fun read :D i loved all the theater references and it was nicley written. There are some parts that were odd, but it was an extremely fun  read. (Dont get scared by the trigger warnings, it dosent go into to much detail and is mostly light harted)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, and Forced institutionalization

sunsetcity's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide