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clovelatte's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood
Minor: Gore
frantic_vampire's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.5
Holy crap, The Scapegracers was such a good book! I was a little unsure going into it, but it grabbed my attention almost immediately. It’s got a gritty neon hazed weirdness to it, reminiscent of teen horror movies. And weirdness is something that I absolutely love in a book.
I loved Sideways and the rest of this magical girl gang! Daisy is absolutely unhinged and I loved that about her. Yates is the sweetest person ever and she deserves all the hugs she could ever want. Jing isn’t quite what I expected. She’s a little cold, but loves her friends and would do literally anything for them. And Sideways... damn, I really loved her. She’s so freaking relatable and she’s a huge bundle of contradictions. She’s a social outcast, she doesn’t take shit from anyone and will start a fight, she’s soft and sweet, she’s anxious. And she will do anything for her new friends. I just can’t get enough of these girls and their magic!
Another thing that I loved about this book was that Sideways’ parents were actually involved in her life. Their interactions were so loving and sweet. They gave me hope for other YA books to actually have good parental figures.
If I’m being honest, I don’t think there was anything that I didn’t like about this book. It was such a fun ride all the way through. I loved the blatant lesbian rep, the sapphic rep, the queer rep, the bisexual rep, the gay rep. All of it was so nice to see explicitly stated and not have it floating in some nebulous “are they, aren’t they” space. The Scapegracers is getting a solid four and a half stars from me and I can’t wait for the next book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, and Animal death
Minor: Blood and Violence
ramunepocky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
OH MY GOD I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH AND IM SO SO SO HAPPY ABOUT IT
THE MAGIC !!! THE FOUND FAMILY !!! THEIR COVEN !!! MR SCRATCH !!! YATES !!! SIDEWAYS !!! JING !!! DAISY !!! I LOVE THEM ALL SO SO SO MUCH
I LIKED HOW IT HAD A TOUCH OF LIKE DARKNESS AND EERIENESS TOO, IM SO HYPED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, IMPATIENT FOR THE SCRATCH DAUGHTER
THE MAGIC !!! THE FOUND FAMILY !!! THEIR COVEN !!! MR SCRATCH !!! YATES !!! SIDEWAYS !!! JING !!! DAISY !!! I LOVE THEM ALL SO SO SO MUCH
I LIKED HOW IT HAD A TOUCH OF LIKE DARKNESS AND EERIENESS TOO, IM SO HYPED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, IMPATIENT FOR THE SCRATCH DAUGHTER
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
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