Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

34 reviews

snowydaze's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.5

This book is so lovely! It is a happy, feel-good YA book that is exactly what I wish I could have read when I was younger. The writing and plot development is pretty simple but I think it accomplished just what it set out to do. Reminded me a lot of Simon vs. The Homosapien Agenda. 

Spice level: 🌶/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

joanpack's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Terminal illness

nyoom's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

alibader's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.75

I loved this so much! This had just about everything - a heartwarming group of friends, relatable teenagers, diversity and an incredible sapphic romance. I had such a great time reading this and I'm so excited to read whatever Leah Johnson writes next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Terminal illness

Minor: Medical content

kelseyland's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

A completely heartwarming and endearing queer teen coming of age story. I loved everything about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Terminal illness

gewaechshausgeist's review

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Biphobia

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, Hate crime, Medical content, and Racism

use of homophobic slur

nxclx's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Honestly, I liked the diversity and overall tone of this book and it's great read for someone who loves YA, but I encountered the same problem that I did with The Gravity Between Us: everything ends up perfect, and it directly points this out at the end. That's something that I do not like in books personally, and it just does not work for me. The bad person get's theirs, the good always triumph, and everything is perfect in the end. Just... not my style. I loved the representation in this book though, and think that part does need to be shown more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

dulcinea's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

 Young Adult Contemporary LGBTQ+ : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was so lovely and feel-good! And a queer positive story about a loving multi-generational family thriving and understanding. I appreciated that Liz was a strong and positive female lead that struggled with just being "seen" and understood. Liz never got ugly even when that could have been an easy emotion to portray all she wanted was to do what was right and be a good person (maybe to a bit of a fault). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Hate crime

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Bullying, and Biphobia

Outing

alexture's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

On m'avait dit "roman à scénario de comédie romantique avec deux lycéennes qui tombent amoureuses", j'ai pas attendu, j'ai signé. Et cette fois, j'ai bien fait ! Gros coup de cœur sur ce roman, à l'histoire simple et feel-good, malgré pas mal d'histoires imbriquées bien plus sombres sur le racisme (Liz est noire), les maladies (la mère de l'héroïne est morte de la drépanocytose et son petit frère en est atteint), l'homophobie, les relations amicales au lycée ou encore les crises d'angoisse, auxquelles Liz est sujette. C'était plus profond que ce que j'attendais, tout en gardant exactement ce que j'avais voulu lire. J'avoue, j'ai pleuré à la fin !

Je ne peux que recommander ce roman, en espérant qu'il sera bientôt traduit en français ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit