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violet_reads's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
bi_n_large's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Bullying, Homophobia, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Mental illness and Gun violence
chaoticbeing's review
4.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Alcohol
alyal's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Outing and Adult/minor relationship
aus10england's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Lesbophobia
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
markwillnevercry's review
3.5
If someone is discouraged by the warning about minor/adult relatioship - there is no power imbalance, since the relationship does not really get that far (like past talking), but the homophobia is intense. It is not everywhere through the story, but at the places were it is - it is bad.
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, and Homophobia
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
kays_reading_journal's review
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
ellajane047's review
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Lesbophobia
rain08's review
3.0
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
carleesi's review against another edition
As an adolescent coming of age/discovering of sexuality this was a powerful story. For me it falls into the same category as Call Me By Your Name. As a queer woman I know it’s harder to find yourself as an adolescent, but that makes queer adolescents far more vulnerable and this story seemed to be an example of that.
The author’s insecurities and anxieties about the predatory relationship highlight the age and maturity difference. The need to be seen as older and mature, the constant feeling that the child didn’t do “enough”, the self-doubt about when to make a move.
Even the conversation at the end when they are 17 and 21 was just so uncomfortable. One is talking about teaching high level mathematics at college while the other is talking about failing her SATs.
I would absolutely read more by this author. I loved her illustrations and my heart ached for the young Maggie she depicted in this book, the bullying, the homophobia, the confusion, the fear, the joy. I wish it had been an entirely unrequited crush and not… whatever it was
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Lesbophobia