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skye_era_books'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
4.5
Graphic: Deadnaming, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Self harm, and Transphobia
aimzthereader'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Outing and Alcohol
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Abandonment
imstephtacular'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
4.25
Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Cursing, Mental illness, and Outing
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Alcohol, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Sexual content
spottedcow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, and Forced institutionalization
heartbookmark'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
4.0
Anyways, I actually really enjoyed this book. I would have given it a full five stars, but there were times where the pacing felt off (I'm not really used to reading books with so many small time-skips in them.) and, in my personal opinion, had some minor side plots that seemed entirely unnecessary.
That being said, this is a book that does need some recognition because there's not much transgender representation in YA novels as protagonists. Transgender characters are usually side characters or even characters that show up once and then are never seen again.
Also, I want to note that I loved that there was a content warning inside the book. There needs to be more of that. I am so used to seeing tags on fanfiction (which are essentially content warnings) and not seeing them in actual books that I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it.
For anyone who wants to read this book, I recommend that you go ahead and do so.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Mental illness
Minor: Drug use, Lesbophobia, and Outing
betweentheshelves'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
3.0
I just don't think McSmith's writing style is for me. This book was very much a mixed bag for me. Full review to come next week!
Graphic: Deadnaming, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
There are also a lot of mentions of conversion therapy