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A review by amengels
Ciel by Sophie LaBelle
2.0
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.
I'm a cisgendered, straight women who can only review this book through that lens.
The representation in Ciel was (from what I gathered) diverse and a good representation. Ciel is a trans nonbinary teen with other friends who are trans, bi, straight, and there was also a wheelchair-bound side character.
The story reads like a young middle grade book. From my understanding, Ciel is going to what I read as a middle school. They read like a young teen (like 12 or 13). I found some parts very preachy at times which I could see being beneficial to some younger readers.
The book had basically no plot. It felt more like a slice-of-life for Ciel's first few weeks at their new school. I felt like so many more things could have happened and the book just ended. What happened to the GSA? What happened with Stephie and her dad?
Overall, I just wanted more besides the representation. I'm sure this story will be very important to some readers and that's why it's important that it exists.
I'm a cisgendered, straight women who can only review this book through that lens.
The representation in Ciel was (from what I gathered) diverse and a good representation. Ciel is a trans nonbinary teen with other friends who are trans, bi, straight, and there was also a wheelchair-bound side character.
The story reads like a young middle grade book. From my understanding, Ciel is going to what I read as a middle school. They read like a young teen (like 12 or 13). I found some parts very preachy at times which I could see being beneficial to some younger readers.
The book had basically no plot. It felt more like a slice-of-life for Ciel's first few weeks at their new school. I felt like so many more things could have happened and the book just ended. What happened to the GSA? What happened with Stephie and her dad?
Overall, I just wanted more besides the representation. I'm sure this story will be very important to some readers and that's why it's important that it exists.