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lynxpardinus's review
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality, Medical content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Incest
Minor: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, War, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Ableism, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Transphobia, and Vomit
Ableism warning is to err on the side of caution, for disability framed as a punishment near the end.oddlyghoul's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Violence
Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, Transphobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Classism, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Islamophobia, Violence, and War
notapenguin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia
Minor: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders
kalla's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Racism, Police brutality, and Blood
lasafica_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Gore
yourbookishbff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
aglclark's review
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse
amre23's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Incest
Moderate: Body horror, Rape, Ableism, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Deadnaming, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Dysphoria, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicide, Police brutality, Cursing, and Sexual violence
sunbeam_reader's review
- 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
4.0
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I enjoyed Pet! I feel like it's one of those books that if it didn't have so much hype around it I would've liked it more. I think I was just expecting so much that when it didn't meet expectations I was a tad disappointed. That being said I loved the trans and black rep and the writing was BEAUTIFUL. (I would read more of Emezi's work just based on how good their sentences were.) I would def recommend Pet to anyone interested in a short, speculative YA novel with great representation and a unique premise!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse
overbooked207's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
2nd and last book of February 2022 and 12th of the year:
This was a re-read in honor of the prequel, Bitter, coming out, and I loved it just as much the second time around! It is absolutely beautifully written, has great characters, has representation for a trans main character, dissociation, anxiety/panic attacks, selective mutism, sign language, and more, brings up very important topics and themes that are handled very well, and has one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever listened to! I feel like it’s written in a way that made it less overwhelming than I thought it’d be, but Pet does deal with very heavy topics, so please be aware of the TWs. It’s one of my favorite books of all time, and I highly recommend it and everything else written by Akwaeke Emezi! TW for blood, violence, anxiety, dissociation, panic attacks, child abuse, rape/molestation, pedophilia, and eye mutilation📖💖
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Rape, and Pedophilia