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A review by nojerama
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
4.5
OK, I absolutely LOVED this. The best way I can describe it is whimsical eldritch horror, set in a world of magical realism. It deals hugely with themes of queerness and being an outsider in your own body and home, and how those around you try to force and mould you into their shape. How you can escape that and find your people who will love you as you are. Phenomenal book.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Outing, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia