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bookbird's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
a_win_in_clear_rain'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? It's complicated
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Sexism
Minor: Medical content, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt
stierwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Grief, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
marjokat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Medical content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Death
Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, Cancer, Body shaming, and Bullying
tindin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Homophobia
caelinsullivan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Violence, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Car accident, and Cancer
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Bullying, Abortion, Sexual content, and War
writingcaia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
A coming of age book about grief and queerness. It’s a beautiful tale of finding your self as a gay person, of going against convention, of loving and having your heart broke, but it is also about religion and society being against who you are, and trying to change you by force, and if you’re not changed, which you won’t be but if you believe then you’ll hate yourself for not being able to be different.
Although Cameron does go to a conversion board school/camp, it is not those hardcore ones you might have seen or heard about, still it’s messed up, and obviously doom to fail no matter how the person eventually leaves it. It can f you out a lot, especially if one already has low self worth.
It was also about looking back at who you were, who your parents are as persons and who they are in you.
I really enjoyed the characters she meets at the conversion school, they really brought something extra to the whole queer plot diversity.
It was an engaging story but somewhat I was wishing for more, thus the missing ⭐️.
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Confinement, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse
natthahlyh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Self harm
Minor: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault
jomarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
diana_blackmoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, and Cancer
Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, and Mental illness