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funkylitchick's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Murder and Child abuse
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Transphobia, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Child death, Dysphoria, Racism, Classism, and Murder
Minor: Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Deportation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Outing
livreads16'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? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Death of parent, Deadnaming, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Grief, Religious bigotry, Torture, Child abuse, Deportation, and Bullying
kamiqr12's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Deadnaming, and Transphobia
birdieex's review
- 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
5.0
I fell in love with Yadriel and Julian a soon as they appeared on the page and I highlighted so many quotes the made me laugh. The characters are so strong and I was so absorbed in the world that I had trouble wanting to put the book down.
As a trans adult who was that trans teen fighting for their identity to be seen, that aspect affected me deeply. It was hard to see Yadriel's struggle since I related so much, but it was so beautifully written.
One of my favorite books by far! Can't wait to read more!
Graphic: Child death, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Outing, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Deportation, Police brutality, Violence, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Cursing
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Car accident, Sexism, Mental illness, and Misogyny
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- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Death, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Sexism, Medical content, and Transphobia
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Colonisation, and Racism
rieviolet'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
3.5
I felt like the beginning and the end of the story were stronger and more memorable, whereas the middle part was a bit slow and, to be honest, I remember very little of what happened, it all kind of blurred together.
I really liked the representation of the trans experience thorugh the character of Yadriel. We got to see the big and more evident aspects of it, but also the little and everyday details.
I appreciated the cultural elements, as well as their more fantastical re-imagination; though I think maybe at times the author verged into overexplanation. I also liked the interspersed sentences and expressions in Spanish.
I wasn't quite sold at the beginning on the romance but, as the story progressed, it got better and I'm not ashamed to say that
Graphic: Blood, Death, Racism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Kidnapping, Gore, Child death, Religious bigotry, Murder, Dysphoria, Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Bullying, Classism, Deportation, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Self harm, and Torture
rustedguina's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Deportation, and Fire/Fire injury
classicalhell's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood and Transphobia
Moderate: Car accident, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Abandonment, Animal death, Deportation, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse
megelizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
I absolutely LOVED this. It was slightly out of my comfort zone in that I very rarely read fantasy or anything with magical elements, but while some such elements did go over my head slightly, I adored the story and characters so, so much and ended up SO attached and invested that I didn't mind. I loved the family dynamics, the romance, the protagonist's relationship with his cousin and best friend, and honestly basically just everything about this. It's gorgeously written and such a beautiful, poignant story that is equally tragic and life-affirming - and which has so much to say about the world we live in and particularly about trans experiences. Honestly, my only real criticism is that there's a section towards the end where the timeline seems a bit 'off', but that didn't ultimately end up ruining my enjoyment of the story. It did also take me a little while to get into, but once I was in, I was IN. I truly can't recommend this enough.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Transphobia
Moderate: Child abuse