Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

5 reviews

goodthingsread's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

This one really hit me hard, especially the ending. I should have seen the twist coming; in hindsight, it's almost too obvious to call it a twist. But I was too wrapped up in the emotions of the stories to spend time on the mystery, such as it is. There are times when I read YA novels and the characters do things that I understand, but the thoughts and feelings motivating those actions are never fully or accurately described. I didn't feel that way with this novel. Hammonds has a beautiful way of writing. Just enough, never too much. I look forward to more from them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Racism, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Outing

Minor: Body shaming and Police brutality

sad_sunflower's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Death, Outing, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Racism, Hate crime, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming and Car accident

readingismyluvlanguage's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Hate crime, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Death

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Racism, Lesbophobia, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Biphobia, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Drug use, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Alcohol, Child abuse, Body shaming, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Sexism, Murder, Sexual content, and Slavery

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

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

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