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littleredmacks's review against another edition
4.0
parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Outing, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
friendofhayley's review against another edition
4.5
bisexualbookshelf's review
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Transphobia, and Bullying
Minor: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Mental illness
libraryalissa's review against another edition
4.0
anneyay's review against another edition
5.0
courtofsmutandstuff's review
5.0
I wasn't familiar with Rocero before her book, and it works well without prior knowledge of the author. She tells her whole life story, with a lot of focus on her professional experience (beauty pagents, modeling, and activism), but there is a lot of focus on her time as a stealth model, and the mental and emotional duress she experiences by staying in the closet. There are absolutely moments of joy and I love how she spends time talking about her friendships (and later in the book her most important relationships). She also does an excellent job reading the audiobook, and I liked the moments where there were sound effects (primarily camera shutters).
Graphic: Transphobia and Death of parent
citrus_seasalt's review against another edition
4.0
My only gripes were that the ending segments felt a little rushed, sometimes it felt repetitive, and I thought some momentum was lost towards the middle. Easily, the strongest part of the novel was the first segment! Geena’s backgrounds as a Christian, transgender woman(originally growing up being registered as, mostly, a “femme boy”), and Filipina had equal importance in different parts of her journey and I liked how she used that to talk about her upbringing(and also growing into her female self).
While not perfect IMO, I’d still recommend checking this out, it’s an interesting read!
missbrookss's review
5.0