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thema97's review
5.0
This is the most wonderful and complicated gender identity/ LGBTQ+ series I've ever read. Seriously, why isn't there more hype about this? Literally EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS!
I love everything about it: The writing is wonderful and makes these books an easy, quick read. The kind of dystopian/fantasyish setting is super cool and the message is just brillant: It's not your gender, culture, outer appearance and Body Mass Index that defines who you are. And most of all: Love is possible. Against all odds and beyond all borders...
I love everything about it: The writing is wonderful and makes these books an easy, quick read. The kind of dystopian/fantasyish setting is super cool and the message is just brillant: It's not your gender, culture, outer appearance and Body Mass Index that defines who you are. And most of all: Love is possible. Against all odds and beyond all borders...
maya_b's review against another edition
3.0
This book I liked even more than the first two. Because in this it felt like finally all the things that just kind of didn't matter to the changers (gender, sexuality) was explored a little more outside of changers-rules as well. Not perfectly or anything, I still have a lot of questions, but it isn't like I would expect anything to explore such topics perfectly, because I think that's pretty much impossible, and it was alright.
The book still had some strange moments but I liked it, liked most characters, liked how people started to become more themselves (or figure out who they were, that's probably more like it), liked that Kim was starting to slowly get away from the cult-like stuff from the changers, and… yeah. The other books were cool, but this one was still the best so far, and I felt like this was the one I could read easiest without thinking about if things should have been mentioned like that. Had a lot more fun this time. Still think there are some problems, but this time less than before, and there was a lot of stuff going on here, that wasn't romance. I like how it felt like people were starting to grow and live more for themselves and stuff.
The book still had some strange moments but I liked it, liked most characters, liked how people started to become more themselves (or figure out who they were, that's probably more like it), liked that Kim was starting to slowly get away from the cult-like stuff from the changers, and… yeah. The other books were cool, but this one was still the best so far, and I felt like this was the one I could read easiest without thinking about if things should have been mentioned like that. Had a lot more fun this time. Still think there are some problems, but this time less than before, and there was a lot of stuff going on here, that wasn't romance. I like how it felt like people were starting to grow and live more for themselves and stuff.
gmiller117's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
3.5
dellereadsbooks's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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? Yes
4.5
Why do these books make me so emotional? Why do I connect with them so much? I don’t know. But I do recognize that the dialogue is cringy and we didn’t the beginning we wanted after the ending of book 2. This book fat shamed me HARD and didn’t apologize. But alas, I loved the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
coyotes_tiptoe's review
3.0
It got better eventually.
So once Kim moves in with the RaChas the self hatred stops and it got much easier to read. The corruption in the Council and get more positive relationships are far more interesting than the initial 150 odd pages of "omg I'm so unlovable and awful cause I'm fat".
whilst there's still definitely issues that other reviewers have discussed re. "white coded kid learning about how bad it is for other people by being them for a short span of time" I did get more into this book once Kim stopped shitting on herself at every opportunity, and the general vibe became more about the Changers in general.
So once Kim moves in with the RaChas the self hatred stops and it got much easier to read. The corruption in the Council and get more positive relationships are far more interesting than the initial 150 odd pages of "omg I'm so unlovable and awful cause I'm fat".
whilst there's still definitely issues that other reviewers have discussed re. "white coded kid learning about how bad it is for other people by being them for a short span of time" I did get more into this book once Kim stopped shitting on herself at every opportunity, and the general vibe became more about the Changers in general.
hanne's review
4.0
I guess my only big problem with this series, is that I don't fully understand what's supposed to be so bad about the Council?
booksinbama's review against another edition
4.0
This series is consistently engaging and I can’t wait to read the last one.
mmz's review
4.0
Have I mentioned the plot holes? Yeah, ok. Moving on. After all the drama that happened in Book 2, this book was pretty tame. Yes, Kim has to deal with some fat-shaming and body image issues, but those don't get much emphasis in the story. Instead, this story seems to be mostly a gap-filler. Kim learns some things about how the Changer world really works, does a little rebelling, and ultimately comes back home ready to move on to senior year and whatever identity s/he will inhabit then
The authors are clearly trying to build up to a big show-down between the Changer establishment and those who seek to change it (and a proxy show-down between Ethan/Drew/Oryon/Kim and his/her father). Although there wasn't much substance in this book, I'll be looking for the next book to see how it all plays out, and ultimately which identity s/he chooses.
The authors are clearly trying to build up to a big show-down between the Changer establishment and those who seek to change it (and a proxy show-down between Ethan/Drew/Oryon/Kim and his/her father). Although there wasn't much substance in this book, I'll be looking for the next book to see how it all plays out, and ultimately which identity s/he chooses.
ordinarilybi's review against another edition
4.0
Content Note:
Als Drew erlebt d*ie Protagonist*in zum ersten Mal Alltagssexismus am eigenen Leib, das Buch thematisiert außerdem eine versuchte Vergewaltigung. Als Oryon sieht sich d*ie Protagonist*in zum ersten Mal Rassismus, den entsprechenden Mikro-Aggressionen und polizeilicher Gewalt ausgesetzt. Als Kim wird d*ie Protagonist*in Opfer von Fat Shaming und kämpft mit einer wachsenden Depression (aus anderen Gründen als ihrem Gewicht, wobei die Reaktionen anderer darauf durchaus Einfluss haben). Diverse Organisationen sind von Cissexismus und Heteronormativität gekennzeichnet.
Die Zusammenfassung bezieht sich auf die ersten drei Bände (ohne Spoiler). Die komplette Rezension findet ihr auf meinem Blog
Die Romane könnten kritischer und subversiver sein, das Material gibt das deutlich her. Ein bisschen was wird in diese Richtung auch gemacht und manch eine*r könnte hiermit zum Nachdenken angeregt werden. Außerdem überzeugen Humor und Hauptcharaktere der Reihe. Zu kritisieren hätte ich eigentlich viel, aber wenn ich einmal am Lesen bin, kann ich auch nicht mehr aufhören und bin mit Spaß bei der Sache. Sind die Bücher deswegen perfekt? Nein, aber sie haben doch deutlich mehr zu bieten als andere ihres Genres und wer mal wieder ein tolles Paar und eine Romanze zum Mitfiebern sucht, ist hier genau richtig.
Als Drew erlebt d*ie Protagonist*in zum ersten Mal Alltagssexismus am eigenen Leib, das Buch thematisiert außerdem eine versuchte Vergewaltigung. Als Oryon sieht sich d*ie Protagonist*in zum ersten Mal Rassismus, den entsprechenden Mikro-Aggressionen und polizeilicher Gewalt ausgesetzt. Als Kim wird d*ie Protagonist*in Opfer von Fat Shaming und kämpft mit einer wachsenden Depression (aus anderen Gründen als ihrem Gewicht, wobei die Reaktionen anderer darauf durchaus Einfluss haben). Diverse Organisationen sind von Cissexismus und Heteronormativität gekennzeichnet.
Die Zusammenfassung bezieht sich auf die ersten drei Bände (ohne Spoiler). Die komplette Rezension findet ihr auf meinem Blog
Die Romane könnten kritischer und subversiver sein, das Material gibt das deutlich her. Ein bisschen was wird in diese Richtung auch gemacht und manch eine*r könnte hiermit zum Nachdenken angeregt werden. Außerdem überzeugen Humor und Hauptcharaktere der Reihe. Zu kritisieren hätte ich eigentlich viel, aber wenn ich einmal am Lesen bin, kann ich auch nicht mehr aufhören und bin mit Spaß bei der Sache. Sind die Bücher deswegen perfekt? Nein, aber sie haben doch deutlich mehr zu bieten als andere ihres Genres und wer mal wieder ein tolles Paar und eine Romanze zum Mitfiebern sucht, ist hier genau richtig.