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emilymay_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Transphobia
erinn_ionaa'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Transphobia
Minor: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
So so brilliant. Loved every minute of it. Dark, mysterious and quite a lot of sarcastic humour. However there are a few scenes that could be hard to read for some but very important with some very important topics.beesbumblebooks'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? It's complicated
4.0
What I really like about Dawsons novel is that she made up a world for all of them - the places are the same throughout the novels and bop up like easter eggs, which is very exciting when you've read the other novels. After a while one sees even a continuity and how Juno Dawson begins to intertwine the stories, or at least elements, into other ones. It's great and makes me feel like I know shit.
I also want to add that all the sexual encounters are described with so much feeling, not needing to be explicit to transport what's happening and how incredible it feels, what the expierience does with one's mind. I'm always excited when book can capture something so intimate and unique so well. And also the description of being transgender and also struggling with mental illnes are so...yeah, undramatic, I'd say. They take part in everything, a thught here, and observation there, but interwoven in the story, showing it as it is, normal life, the experience of many people who just deal with it between all the other stuff that's happening. It sucks and then there are other things to be thought of. Or it's wonderful and then there comes real life shit.
Yeah, good book.
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Death, Self harm, and Sexual assault
tqlikesbooks'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
3.75
"I've been known to visualise killing up to six people each morning before breakfast."
A fun, edgy Alice in Wonderland retelling with a pansexual trans girl protagonist, who makes questionable decisions but you can't help but root for her.
Y'know YA Contemporary is so not my genre (it wasn't even when I could be considered a 'Young Adult'), but somehow I can always trust Juno to deliver an thoroughly enjoyable story. I like the decadence and excess of her 'London Trilogy' (actually just very loosely related characters/stories in the same setting). I like the humour. It's just a jolly good time.
Did it veer into cheesy British SOAP levels of dramatic ridiculousness for the finale? Absolutely! Did that ruin my enjoyment? Not really!
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Transphobia
lilymurph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
beccaand's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content
rebeccafarren's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Transphobia
sophieduncan's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, and Suicide
rainbowshelves's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Deadnaming, Death, and Suicide