typedtruths's Reviews (1.8k)

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ableism, physical child abuse (nop), amnesia, self-immolation (op & ideation discussed), minor blood & gore depiction, eyeball trauma, starvation discussed, grief depiction, death of a sister, death of a friend, murder, attempted murder, knife violence, disappearance of a loved one (central theme), drowning (op), animal attack, and warning for those with arachnophobia

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▷ Representation: Sara (mc) is bisexual; Mel (sc) is Black and a lesbian; Vanessa (sc) has a stutter; Jeremy (sc) wears hearing aids; Becca (sc) is Asian; Dr Ashford (sc) is Black; f/f romance.

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racism mentioned, parental abandonment, minor blood depiction, minor physical injury, dead body mentioned, and death of a family friend

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▷ Representation: Micah (sc) is black.

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you know what, i'm bumping up my rating. i rarely change ratings after the fact but i haven't stopped thinking about this book since i finished it and it's taking all of my willpower not to immediately reread it. and i have a gut feeling it's going to be one of my favourites of the whole year.


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4.5 stars

you know a book is good when you don't even pick out a bookmark, you just sit down and devour it in a single sitting


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➸ Trigger warnings for

ableist language, aromisic language, racism mentioned, victim-blaming discussed, sexual harassment, parental abandonment, alcoholism (sc), suicide mentioned, self-harm implied (sc), alcohol abuse mentioned, recreational drug use mentioned, graphic blood & gore depiction and physical injuries, dead bodies, autopsy scene, voluntary psychiatric hospital stay, terminal cancer, death due to illness discussed, burns, death themes (central theme), minor grief depiction, death of a mother recounted, death of a daughter, friend & girlfriend, murder, attempted murder, knife violence, gun violence, torture, disappearance of a loved one and car accident recounted

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▷ Representation: Lexi (mc) is queer/unlabelled mga; Jane (li) is sapphic/unlabelled mga; Trevor (sc) is gay; multiple poc & queer scs.

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#1) The Witch Boy ★★★★★

➸ Trigger warnings for

sexism discussed, queermisia implied, foster care discussed, burns, grief depiction, death of a brother & grandfather (op), benevolent suicide (self-sacrifice), and captivity

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➸ Trigger warnings for

racism & racial slurs, classism, transmisia, deadnaming, misgendering, blackmailed outing*, alcohol consumption, recreational drug use mentioned, blood & gore depiction, graphic physical injuries, chronic pain due to an old injury, gunshot wounds, death of a friend (op), murder, attempted murder, torture, physical assault, explosions, gun violence, strangulation kidnapping, hostage situation, cult, car accident, fire, blackmail, flood, war themes mentioned, animal death mentioned, poverty themes, and homelessness mentioned.

note: one of the queer protagonists is blackmailed to investigate a crime by a man with documents that would out her as a trans woman

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▷ Representation: JD (mc) is black, queer (mlm) and has a chronic knee injury; Troy (li) is black, queer (mlm) and has vitiligo; Enda (mc) is a sapphic trans woman; Soo-hyuan (mc) is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns; other queer, disabled and poc scs.

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