aztlan's Reviews (238)

First of all, if poor writing bothers you, look away now. The perspective changed constantly so I was rarely totally sure as to whose PoV it currently was, and there was definitely a bit of telling, rather than showing. That said, I did definitely enjoy this, and it got me out of a reading slump, so it's not all bad.
I adored Sam, and came around to Declan, although at the start he seemed like a bit of an ass. I felt a bit blindsided by the ending, tbh, but I do think I will eventually read the second one

I would say “what a wonderful book” but it feels weird to say that about such a gory horror. This was a visceral tribute to the strength of queer and especially trans kids, and I loved it. It was violent and brutal, but those kids still found a way to love each other and care for each other, and I simply cannot wait for The Spirit Bares Its Teeth to come out later this year. 

The events in this one just happened too far apart for me to stay invested with months between email updates. I'll try again someday, reading it in the ordinary way

i feel like this book was extremely powerful and impactful, except i didn't understand half of it. maybe it's because i haven't done a lot of reading about radical trans identities, but half the conversations felt like a lot of meta stuff that went wayyyyyy over my head. it didn't help that i hadn't read Juno's previous book, Queer Sex, and I wish i'd known to read that one first going in. however the bits that i did understand were absolutely fascinating to me, and i'll definitely be revisiting the interviews i enjoyed the most, as some of the things discussed really resonated with me

idk, this book had a really interesting premise, but for me it just felt like a super unsatisfying conclusion.

we just get absolutely no information about what actually happened to Leah, so we get all this creepy build up with very little conclusion, just her,,,,,turning into water??? i don't even know.

vibes were good, but felt a little wasted with where we ended up