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ginnyandtonic's review
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Right off the bat, loved that the author acknowledged the mistakes she made in talking to her trans brother when starting this project. That drew me in from the beginning — this is going to be an honest memoir. And I adored the honesty across the board in this story. Jessi didn’t necessarily try to make herself likable, was honest about her mistakes throughout her relationships, and that was compelling. All her family members and their specific “coming out” stories were also deeply compelling. What keeps this from being five stars for me is the pacing, some unclear timelines, and also how I feel like the last several chapters of the book just kind of sloped down. But overall, I recommend this book, especially in understanding the nuances of queer families.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Mental illness, Grief, Homophobia, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Miscarriage, Self harm, Biphobia, Medical content, Rape, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia
julesdbaker's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.5
Just a LOT of privilege with no acknowledgement of struggle in life. Especially regarding pregnancies and miscarriage. The discussions of pregnancy, ART, and miscarriage are in poor taste.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
spinesinaline's review
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
3.5
Thanks to HarperCollins Canada for an ARC to review. I appreciated the discussion of trauma here and that this family could find some individual healing but with the amount of traumatic content I really needed some content warnings. CWs for self-harm (described on page), serial murders, sexual assault, homophobia, transphobia, depression, infidelity, gun violence, cancer, miscarriage, discussion of deadnaming.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Transphobia, Homophobia, Cancer, Self harm, and Death
Moderate: Deadnaming, Infidelity, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Infertility
Minor: Miscarriage and Gun violence
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