Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Afterlove by Tanya Byrne

92 reviews

hannalovegood's review

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Homophobia

readingduckling's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

I loved this book very much and it's a fantastic and sad story. 
I didn't like the Harry Potter references because I think after the things that she did we should avoid everything JKR like the plague. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide

lillianreads's review

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and Homophobia

Minor: Drug abuse

mel_j's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.0

This was cute, but nothing special. It had some lovely quotes, but the relationship was too insta-lovey for me. They felt too focused on each other – I thought Ash was going to mourn the loss of her family more, but all she could think of was Poppy.

I did like the illustrations – the roses! The moths! – and I loved Esen and Dev.
Maybe I'm too old now for YA, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt, Racism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Outing, and Medical trauma

mangofraiche's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Car accident, Child death, and Death

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Suicide

mariebouthi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide

meganjagde's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Death

Moderate: Grief and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit

readingqueerly's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

I cannot begin to describe how I flew through this book. Paging were practically turning themselves. It's not like the story was particularly fast paced or it was dialogue heavy which reads faster. The writing style is just so smooth and easy it took no effort to glide through this whole book.
The story itself helps enormously of course. The way this book is structured both practically and plot-wise makes for a very interesting and compelling read. It very much feels like two books in one. The first part being the cute, fun, and sweet romcom, but the second being the hope crushing and heart wrenching existential dread part. It's easy to feel so much hope for them, but when that sad ending seems to be nearing it just made me want to read faster and make sure there was a life for them together beyond death (spoiler not spoiler I guess? It's literally in the blurb tho).
I really do recommend it if you're looking for a mildly spooky but mainly emotion filled book for this spooky period. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Murder

cosmicwillow's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

i enjoyed this! it was well-written and a very interesting premise. however, i did find it to be missing something. maybe lacking in lore or just ash’s life outside of poppy after she dies but idk. i also think it’s odd for ash to call esen and dev her family but have them all still act so similarly to the way they did in the week after she died. i think that might also be what i felt was missing. but overall, this was a sweet romance and i really liked it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Lesbophobia, and Car accident

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Drug use, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer