Heartstopper

TV Show TV-14 Alice Oseman Reviewed by Anonymous The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 3 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 0 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: Yes **CW sexual assault** **This review contains spoilers** Heartstopper is a tv show based on a webcomic written by Alice Oseman. It mainlyContinue reading “Heartstopper”

I Wish You All The Best

Book YA By Mason Deaver Reviewed by Anonymous The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 3 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 0 Gender Representation: 3 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 2 Own Voice: Yes **CW transphobia from parents** I Wish You All The Best is a story about a nonbinary teen, Ben, who comes out toContinue reading “I Wish You All The Best”

Only Mostly Devastated

Book Young Adult By Sophie Gonzales  Reviewed by Valerie The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 4.5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 3.5 Body Size Representation: 4 Gender Representation: 4.5 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 4 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: No This is a really cute gay love story about Will and Ollie. Ollie is the main character and Will is theContinue reading “Only Mostly Devastated”

OCDaniel

Book By Wesley King   Reviewed by Anonymous The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 4 LGBTQ+ Representation: 2 Disability Representation: 4 Body Size Representation: 2 Gender Representation: 4 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: Yes Wesley King writes about a boy named Daniel who struggles in silence with his mental health. King says it is almost autobiographicalContinue reading “OCDaniel”

Rent

Musical PG-13 By Jonathan Larson  Reviewed by Sarah Erani The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 1 Body Size Representation: 0.3 Gender Representation: 4 Socioeconomic Representation: 5 Mental Health Representation: 4 Religious Representation: 2 Own Voice: Somewhat The show is about a group of friends that include a Latina woman, a black man, and at least one blackContinue reading “Rent”

This Is Us

TV Show Rated TV-14 By Dan Fogelman Reviewed by Sarah Erani The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 2 Disability Representation: 3 Body Size Representation: 5 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 1 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: I’m not really sure. I think they have a diverse writer’s room but the creator is a white man whoContinue reading “This Is Us”

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (Fushigi no Umi no Nadia)

TV Show PG-13 By Hideaki Anno  Reviewed by Anonymous The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 4 LGBTQ+ Representation: 0 Disability Representation: 1 Body Size Representation: 3 Gender Representation: 4 Socioeconomic Representation: 3 Mental Health Representation: 4 Religious Representation: 2 Own Voice: The writer and director, Hideaki Anno, has first hand experience dealing with mental illness and depression, but is not part of aContinue reading “Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (Fushigi no Umi no Nadia)”

Crazy Ex Girlfriend

TV Show TV-MA Created by Aline Brosh McKenna and Rachel Bloom Reviewed by Anonymous Racial Representation: 4.5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 4 Disability Representation: 1 Body Size Representation: 4 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 3 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 4 Own Voice: Yes, Rachel Bloom is both the writer and the lead actress in theContinue reading “Crazy Ex Girlfriend”