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medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
The good:
- The premise and the setting were interesting.
- I enjoyed a lot of the commentary around transness.
- The Alice in Wonderland retelling aspect was kinda fun.
The bad:
- There were some weird jokes and descriptions that came across like microaggressions.
- The mental illness rep was questionable at best.
- I wish the MC’s internalized misogyny was addressed better.
- Overall, the book simply didn’t live up to my expectations. The synopsis had me hoping for an investigative mystery. This wasn’t that.
- The resolution was underwhelming.
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Gun violence, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Deadnaming, Racism, Violence, Ableism, Blood, Incest, Forced institutionalization, and Biphobia
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