mar's reviews
402 reviews

Horse Barbie by Geena Rocero

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent

Minor: Medical content

Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel M. Lavery

funny medium-paced

5.0

this was a very hit-or-miss book for me but considering when it did hit it hit so hard it gave me a gender crisis i simply cannot give it anything less than 5 stars. i think i need to try hormones

Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan

hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

an overwhelmingly sweet and tremendously earnest book of trans joy 💕 i think if i picked it up at a different time i might've found it a bit too cutesy, but after a couple heavier books i've read recently it was the perfect change of pace.

The Companion by E.E. Ottoman

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Transphobia

Godność, proszę. O transpłciowości, gniewie i nadziei by Maja Heban

emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Transphobia, Dysphoria

Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide attempt

A Place Called No Homeland by Kai Cheng Thom

emotional

4.75

girl, you were born to live through the end of the world 
and the end after that, and the end after that 
and the end after that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm

The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life by Nathalie A. Cabrol

medium-paced

3.0

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

this was, i'm sorry to say, painfully mediocre.

This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia