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augie_grabenstein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
For a book about a queer youth, there was A LOT of homophobia and transphobia in this book.
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse
rachelditty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Quotes I liked:
"Was it worse to leave him like that or to tell him he was ust part of a sciece experiment? A baking soda volcano, thrown together last minute, without thought. Without care." (p. 237)
"I could have pushed harder, gotten mom to let me stay home. But maybe I wanted to be judged. Maybe I knew the scale of 1 to 10 didn't even come close to being able to rank what I had done." (p. 244)
"Or I can just be myself, and tell people, 'Hey, I'm Amanda! And I happen to be gay!' Maybe even reverse it. 'Hey, I'm gay! And I happen to be Amanda!'" (p. 262).
"Dad was right. Always choose flying over invisibility." (p. 271).
"We don't get to choose who we love. But sometimes we get lucky and fall for someone wonderful." (p. 280).
"Kinda crazy that I had ever thought I was alone." (p. 291).
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Outing
bookishsapphicshay's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Incest
pinkupengu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Deadnaming, Outing, Violence, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Physical abuse
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- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Outing, Sexism, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Deadnaming
Moderate: Dysphoria and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Vomit, and Domestic abuse
the_crooked_neighbor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Deadnaming, Abandonment, Bullying, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent and Death
wynterwonderland's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Sexual content
arlangrey17's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Transphobia, and Vomit