Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Hero by Perry Moore

6 reviews

courtnoodles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, Abandonment, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Confinement, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

aerialpig's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Gore, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Medical content, Chronic illness, Body horror, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Blood, Vomit, Outing, Infidelity, Death, and Alcohol

theaceofpages's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

3.75

Thom feels like he needs to hide large pieces of himself from his dad - both to protect him (who has a life full of pain and is hated by society) and himself (because he is scared and doesn't know how his dad will react).  He is gay (and his dad is homophobic) and he has superpowers (and his dad hates superheroes so much that they can't even be mentioned in their home). Thom's lies grow as he explores himself and his capabilities, but eventually he has to admit the truth. And secrets about his parents and the greater world slowly start to unravel into chaos.

This was a fun book. I loved the plot and the characters. I enjoyed seeing our team of heroes grow and lean together. Although it does seem like a bit of a strange mix of powers (I would have expected a bit more physical strength). Just be warned, that while most of the book is fun, other parts are vey sad. I teared up a couple of times. 

One of my biggest issues is how everyone figured out he is gay. Simply stating he was with a specific man? How does everyone get gay from that? There were also several times when things seemed to be a little too convenient (including parts of the ending). A weird amount of time was also spent rehashing his parents' relationship. I get that parts are important, but it felt a bit drawn out? While other events (arguably more interesting events) seemed a little rushed. Like the ending. While the build up to the end end was amazing (both happy and sad and very tense) the actual end was a little flat in comparison.

Despite its shortcomings I'm sure that those who enjoy superhero stories who are in the mood for something fun and gay will enjoy this book. Its strengths are definitely better than its weaknesses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

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angelofthestars's review

challenging emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

5.0

God this book is so good. It was one of the first queer stories i ever read and everytime i revisit it i cry. It very much feels like a gay book from 2007. It was so good. While it does heavily deal with homophobia and the MC's relationship with his father, it is a fantastic book that really plays on superheroes and police and the way that these interact and intersect with queerness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Death of parent, Grief, and Violence

summerb's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Violence, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Grief, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cursing, Outing, Child death, Gore, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Excrement, Infertility, Pregnancy, Racism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

sparky_young_upstart's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Body horror, and Homophobia

Minor: Racism