Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

46 reviews

mia_liest's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A beautiful, black, queer coming-of-age story set in a small town including quite some family mysteries. I read through the night and loved (almost) all of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

livreittoashley's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Murder, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fatphobia

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

alex_johnson_2021's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, and Abandonment

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Outing

bookstarbri's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I was obsessed until the ending! it ended so quickly and there were a lot of loose ends that weren't tied up, a lot of unanswered questions! But I did really enjoy this book, the ending just wasn't my fav!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Death and Terminal illness

Minor: Bullying and Emotional abuse

spookily's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Slavery, Medical content, Car accident, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

goldenjunegem's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Murder

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of my favorite books of the year. And this audiobook narrator is a new favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Classism