Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

41 reviews

reclusivebookslug's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-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

3.75

Alexis Hall is one of my go-to's for feel-good romance (although I'm not sure everyone would agree with this categorization). This is the first historical romance I've read with an explicitly trans main character (I've also read Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian, but it is unclear whether the character in question is

GNF, nonbinary, or a trans man

) and I think it was very interesting and well-done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Dysphoria, and Transphobia

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, War, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Ableism, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Transphobia

While this book is about a trans heroine, the only time the heroine is deadnamed/misgendered Is when someone who knew her previously recognizes her. Once this person is told how to address her name/pronouns, they do so. The heroine is never outed, either.

melist6's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping, War, and Deadnaming

maximauve's review

hopeful lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Kidnapping and Dysphoria

Minor: Transphobia

mrsherrera's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: War and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

hey_al's review

emotional medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse and Dysphoria

jei_reads_sometimes's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Grief, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Kidnapping, Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

mobymaize's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-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

5.0

It was really nice to read a regency era romance novel, a genre I don’t typically consume, with a trans woman protagonist, a person just like me :) 

ALSO HOLY FUCK THERE IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLE & HOT ABOUT FALLING IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHERS WORDS. also HOLY SHIT THE SEX SCENE!!!!!!!!!! absolutely magnificent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Drug use, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, War, Classism, Death of parent, Outing, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Ableism, Body shaming, Alcohol, Addiction, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gun violence

sproutedpages's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Alcoholism, War, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood and Body shaming

pengustorm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring

5.0

So funny, but also, so unapologetically true.
There's so much amazingly hilarious banter. But there's also very real, down-to-earth depictions of PTSD, body dysphoria, people just struggling to figure themselves out and find out how to live in society while being true to themselves.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Dysphoria, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Kidnapping