Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson

50 reviews

achay91's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Biphobia, Gun violence, and Drug use

booknerd_life's review against another edition

adventurous

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

3.0

This book has extreme insta-love, and the main character is a horrible bestfriend. Justice for Imani!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cultural appropriation

mappyboi431's review against another edition

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

3.5

Not as good as rise to the sun for me, but still worth a read! Tackled all of its tough issues very well but

I found it really unbelievable that everyone would forgive toni that quickly and especially Olivia forgiving her without them having a real conversation about it. Ending with Festie Frankie was also weird and didn’t feel like as strong of a conclusion

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders

dananana's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Biphobia and Cultural appropriation

thissagreads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

A cute queer romance told from the perspective of the two main characters. The story takes place in the span of a weekend but with several flashbacks. At times it was a slow read, and I could’ve used more details in the flashback’s but overall I enjoyed this story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment and Gun violence

sapphicreaderlucy's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

This was so cute! Loved this face-paced sweet read. Olivia was definitely my favorite character and I so appreciated the author's representation of the complexities of her personality. I related to her a lot and I just loved how she talked about her feelings. I also loved the honesty that was so apparent in this books representation of PTSD, sexual assault/revenge porn, and abandonment issues. It is hard to unpack all of those things in a book that only takes place over 3 days, but Johnson totally did it well. I also loved Peter's character, he was so lovable and goofy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Biphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Gun violence

Minor: Cultural appropriation

ree_the_owlgirl's review

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

library_kb's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

2.0

This one wasn't a personal favorite, mainly because I had a really hard time with Olivia as a character--she is purposefully selfish, and she does eventually realize the impact of her actions, but it is almost at the end. I just didn't know why her friends would have stuck around for so long. There is a lot going on plot-wise, with both Toni and Olivia having their own goals for the festival weekend. I definitely think that people looking for sapphic YA with flawed main characters will enjoy this, it just wasn't a personal fave. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Mass/school shootings

maya_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

gdenav's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual harassment