Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

112 reviews

lauraxxpaige's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Transphobia

jennafur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Gees this book was wonderful. Had me hooked from the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mental illness, Bullying, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Minor: Gun violence

ginga_ninja's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Transphobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, and Outing

Minor: Drug use

sundayfever's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Meaningful story, even if some of the details are unrealistic. But the author addresses this in the end. A good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Outing, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Rape

theabee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Rape, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, and Religious bigotry

emiliehomme's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Rape, Suicide, and Violence

taibreakfast's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

So good 😭. Excellent storytelling and writing. Pretty much every character came alive for me. Love the ending and the author's note. Peep the content warnings, some scenes are pretty detailed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Outing

Moderate: Deadnaming and Bullying

Minor: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexism, and Homophobia

sodanisays's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

shoshpursley's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

I loved almost everything about this book. This should be required reading in middle/high school and I plan on having my sons read it this summer. I know the author said that this is not meant to be educational, and she took some artistic liberties,  but it's still such an insightful look into what it's like for a trans teenager and how they are affected by their cis peers, which I feel is so important for cis people to learn!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

finleyworm'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, and Hate crime