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briannagriffin567'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
Graphic: Transphobia, Dysphoria, Grief, Deadnaming, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Deportation, Death of parent, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Ableism, Blood, Homophobia, Bullying, Car accident, Biphobia, and Abandonment
ahsirgverse'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Transphobia
siriface's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Deadnaming, and Misogyny
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
Women are discouraged from a certain job in the community.sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Death, Gore, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Deadnaming
Minor: Homophobia, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Deportation, and Sexual content
chaotic_corvid'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? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Medical content, Outing, Grief, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Death, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Deadnaming, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Torture, Deportation, Racism, Cursing, Homophobia, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Animal death
hannahbailey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
TW: transphobia, death, death of parent, murder, violence, knife crime, blood, animal death, gore
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Deadnaming, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Animal death, Sexism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Misogyny, and Transphobia
robinks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Misogyny, Deportation, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, and Homophobia
Moderate: Deadnaming and Racism
Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Dysphoria, Animal death, Child death, and Bullying
readingwithkaitlyn's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Transphobia, Racism, Violence, Murder, Death, and Ableism
Minor: Gun violence, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Missing kids, poverty, deportation, gangs, group homes,carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Liked all the characters, overall cute story and pretty visuals/mythology. The only things that made me enjoy it slightly less were:
1. the big twist was, in my opinion, super obvious from the veryyyy beginning. Buuuut I was more interested in the characters’ journey anyway, so it didn’t really matter so much
2. there was too much explaining re: the culture. Like at times it felt a little textbook-y. Like especially the translations of the Spanish directly after it was used (which I guess would be necessary to someone who doesn’t understand Spanish…)
3. Take this with a grain of salt because I’m not very familiar with Central American religion/mythology, but the gods/mythology referenced, are, to my knowledge, Mayan. The characters, however, despite all being Hispanic, aren’t all from that region. Half of them are from the Caribbean. Why did a Mayan god 1000 years ago extend the brujx power to peoples she had nothing to do with? Unless those other people married into the brujx, which might also explain the dilution of magic, but that also doesn’t make sense given that we’re told several times the brujx don’t like outsiders or straying from tradition.
Mhm…why do I always do this? I finish a book like “wow I liked that” and then when I start thinking about my thoughts as I was reading I come up with all these complaints lol. It’s still a fun cute book that I enjoyed but obvi it isn’t perfect
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Body horror, Misogyny, Deadnaming, Blood, and Transphobia
Minor: Deportation and Child death