While I really wanted to love this book because the premise really grabbed me, but I had a hard time enjoying the very muddled third person narration and the endless telling not showing. It feels like this book was completely unedited and rambling, plus the way it's told made it hard to care about the plot or the characters. Any point where I could be curious about a character's feelings or intentions it immediately switched, often in the next paragraph, to that character's POV to explain it, leaving nothing up to reader interpretation and creating no sense of mystery. I can see a world where this premise meets it potential, but unfortunately you'd need an entirely different writing style to pull off anything that can match the promise of the story as marketed. I love a trans story about trans people by a trans person, but this one just isn't something I can see most readers enjoying and there are few people I would recommend it to.

Trans witches fighting against an evil AI? This could not be more relevant. A lighthearted tale about found family and magic, it hits all the right spots that are needed now more than ever. Definitely recommended.

this book is trans as f*ck 💕🏳️‍⚧️

it is full of trans joy and trans sorrow and trans hope and trans magic and it is an absolutely stunning read. i went into this book mostly blind, and i would encourage you to do the same. just know that if you are a fan of the found family trope and you also feel a simmering rage towards meta right now, this book is for you. it comes out on april 29th. if you are a trans person or you love a trans person, read it 💕

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A coven of trans witches battles an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. ​

Going into this, I didn't know what to this. I certainly wasn't expecting it to be so funny and full of heart. "Awakened" was both adorable and hilarious. It felt alot like a queer version of the avengers. I really liked the dialogue and the the play on some philosophical themes, especially related to identifying who you are. Having a trans author's perspective is important for this conversation.

It was a good time and made you think. I can't wait to see what else Osworth writes.