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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
The book was beyond amazing. I really felt bonded to Bug and his experience and then last few chapters had me sobbing. Everyone should read this gem of a book!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
This is a very well written self-discovery story aimed at middle grade, with a haunting providing the motivation for the main character's journey. The main character figures out that he is a trans boy, and the descriptions of his dysphoria are so close to my own experience that I guessed before reaching the author's note that Lukoff is also trans. I did feel that the characters seemed younger than their stated age, more like 8 or 9 than 12 or 13; but since that would conveniently make them the right age for to be starting at an English middle school rather than a US one, I just visualised them as such. I will definitely look out for more of Lukoff's work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Dysphoria
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Dysphoria
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I struggled to stick with the story. The plot seemed to move so slowly, perhaps due to the protagonist struggling to figure things out. The ghost story bits were creepy and I think it has appeal to upper elementary and middle grade audiences.