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Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
- Welcome to my new favorite YA fantasy series. THE SUNBEARER TRIALS has it all - intricate worldbuilding, emotional weight, big plot twists, and characters with a range of identities, and it's all done with deep warmth and love.
- Teo and his pals are a wonderful crew, and I had such fun following them through the various trials that took us all around this world. Thomas can write the heck out of both a heart-pounding battle and a heartfelt conversation.
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse
- HYSTERICAL is a ragescream of a book. Though the synopsis talks about Bassist trying to sort out physical pain, much of the book is about the mental anguish American women experience in everyday life.
- I have some reservations about this book being taken to mean "pain is all in your head" when it comes to unsolvable illnesses. And yet, I also know the physical toll that stress and oppression can take on your body. It's a bit muddled and messy, but isn't life?
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol
- How on earth does one review a masterpiece like BABEL? Kuang has written a book that is both a page turner and a burn it all down, salt the earth indictment of academia, colonization, patriarchy and more.
- The magic system in BABEL is brilliant, and a perfect parallel to the mechanics of British colonization. The translations, the footnotes, all of it occasionally makes you forget that this is a novel.
- As a white reviewer, I can't even begin to touch on Robin's internal struggles of choosing what path to take as a person of color thrown into the upper levels of whiteness at Babel. The pain and rage of it is laid so bare on the page. And I know I have been the Letty in conversations before. Kuang softens none of it.
- I know I'm not doing this justice. Please seek out reviews by people of color on this book, there is already a deep discourse around it and I'm sure that will continue for a long time.
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Infertility, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
- There's no reason for HUSBAND MATERIAL to exist, it's about 100 pages too long, and it's and absolute joy.
- I was so happy to sink back into this world: Alex misunderstanding jokes, Luc fumbling every important conversation, Bridget being a hopeless romantic.
- Plus, I didn't see the ending coming until we were upon it; I'll be interested to see what everyone thinks of it!
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Sexual content