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beccabou'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
4.5
Moderate: Transphobia and Xenophobia
meliemelo's review
- 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
Did I have a tremendous amount of fun reading it? YES.
Some parts may seem heavy-handed, and all the Spice Girls reference may not age well, sure. I maintain my five stars, if only because I thoroughly enjoy this novel - which I read entirely within the course of one day and two train journeys. The characters are interesting, the queer rep pretty good, the you-know-who tackles feel great, and most of all I really loved the story and the universe it is set in. Also hands down one of the best (or most fun) closing lines ever.
Graphic: War, Murder, Grief, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual content, Outing, Animal death, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Toxic relationship
marleywrites'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? Yes
4.0
I gave it 4 stars because I loved some of the characters and hated others, which shows it was good writing. There was a lot of tension and I loved the world building. I want to know more about the witches’ history.
I didn’t give it 5 stars because the pacing at the beginning took some getting used to. It was a bit slow to start.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia and Murder
fl0tsam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia
Moderate: Xenophobia
abominablesnowaro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Car accident, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, Outing, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Violence, War, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Blood, and Body shaming
jadehusdanhicks'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? No
4.25
Dealing with coming out, queer identity and also transphobia and homophobia this book is very well written by an own voices author.
It also openly discussed race issues in parliament especially in the uk and I can only say this is accurate to real life - I love how it questioned what people haven’t been willing to change in the past. In the name of making their world more intersectional. With a smashing ending I can’t wait for the next book and shocked by who the villain turned out to be.
Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Cursing, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Medical content, Outing, Racism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia