Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Every Gift a Curse by Caroline O'Donoghue

5 reviews

weirdassfanta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

5.0

Such a great ending to the series. Each book was better than the last. The balance of magic and reality in this book is phenomenal, and something I’d love to see more often. Fiona’s struggle with self harm throughout the series has meant so much to me, and is great to see representation of. Watching Roe’s journey of acceptance of themself and coming out to the world around them was a truly amazing experience in this book. Then Lily, who had to come to terms with life again. And finally Maeve working to be less crappy of a friend. Each character was so rich in their development and personality throughout this series. I’m glad I decided to pick up this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Self harm, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

It was a decent book. My personal favorite in the series was the second book, but this one was pretty good too. The plot was interesting and kept me hooked. I feel like I really understood and knew the characters at this point in the story. The modern media references are one of the biggest downfalls of the book. They break the immersion. However, the conflicts kept me on the edge of my seat. The ending was satisfying and I feel like the story is complete. It would be cool to know the main character’s futures, but it was still a nice end. It’s definitely going to be weird reading a new book without these characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking

Minor: Self harm, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

bstephens0515's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Transphobia and Homophobia

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Death, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault, Self harm, Kidnapping, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Murder, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Transphobia