Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Birthday by Meredith Russo

67 reviews

phantastic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Intensely raw and emotional. This book deals with serious topics with the care and realism that they deserve.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Transphobia

Minor: Blood

cryscries's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

After reading If I was your girl - I can’t help but feel so much joy reading Birthday. The style of writing is just so good and rugged at my heart. Definitely a wonderful read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

There will be characters in the book that bully and are homophobic / transphobic to one of the main characters (Morgan). It does build up to a suicide attempt because of it.

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent

elllav's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

tearing up over pronouns rn :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Alcoholism

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Bullying, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical trauma

fanboyriot's review

emotional fast-paced

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

The book on it’s own was about a 4.5 ⭐️ rating.  The trans rep was so good and the plot line of how both Morgan and Eric changed each year was really cute.  The book was heartbreaking at times, the numb feeling of not being able to see your future all too relatable, seeing Morgan at her lows and fight to get to a place where she got her happy ending.  I really liked it and read it in one sitting.

Having said that it’s a low rating because of the author alone.  I didn’t know it when I picked up the book but after reading reviews and the links to articles I don’t feel comfortable supporting the author.  Call it cancel culture all you want but abuse is abuse at the end of the day and I don’t feel comfortable separating the author from her work.

Switching POV
Trans (mtf) MC
Friends to Lovers
Angst with a Happy Ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Transphobia, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

nikitnm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

i’m trans so this book was insanely relatable, didn’t give 5 stars bc i wish i had a bf

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Transphobia, and Homophobia

edu_caldelas's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Homophobia

Minor: Violence

deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

mayareadsxo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Dysphoria, Alcohol, and Homophobia

Minor: Transphobia, Vomit, and Suicide attempt