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itsapaxycab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Transphobia and Deportation
sydneylmeyer7'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
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia and Blood
Moderate: Deadnaming
Minor: Deportation
chaotic_corvid'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? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation
jazcoal'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
Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Deportation
agnela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Maybe im too old but I think there are more important things in the world than to prove yourself, for example, actually deeply caring for your family member who you know through supernatural ties, is dead and missing. Or not holding a hot ghost boy on earth if he asks you to release his spirit just because you don't want to.
And how about actually making the last big sacrifice count, huh? How about we don't fix everything just because we have magic, how about if a character does this huge thing and finally does something selfishly unselfish, we let them have it, and if they're saved, we make sure there's consequences?
I missed explanations about the magical system. Indeed it was explained shallowly and the plot moved on. But I would have loved to actually explore tradition, how it changed, how the old traditions of native Latin Americans who worshipped a death goddess were influenced by Catholicism, why it's a danger and a rosary and not something more pagan and ancient. Why men's magical item had pagan roots while women's took a more modern approach.
It felt like the author loved her characters and the plot a bit too much to make it interesting, as a self insert usually keeps you from doing it.
Graphic: Child death, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
_nutella52's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Dysphoria, and Deportation
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death and Cultural appropriation
cactuspunk'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
4.25
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, and Outing
Minor: Deportation
birdie770's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Dysphoria, and Deportation
tinyjude'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? No
4.5
Younger me would have loved this even more 😭 it was healing to read specially in such an uncertain and terrifying time for trans lives and lgbt+ folks in general
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Dysphoria, and Deportation
purplepickle'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Transphobia, Blood, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Deportation
Minor: Animal death, Deadnaming, and Injury/Injury detail