Reviews tagging 'Violence'
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe, by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
4 reviews
ash19_3's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
This is the best book I have ever read! It discusses important topics such as purity culture and body insecurity.
It's a beautiful enemies to lovers as well as a book about finding ways to love yourself. This is amazing representation for disabled and gay people, as well as for people of color. It's a beautiful book about finding beauty within one's self. This is criminally underrated and if you think you want to read it, you should. The chemistry between all of the characters was beautiful and the romance was powerful. The relationship between the main character and the love interest took my breath away. I found comfort in this book that I have never felt anywhere else. To Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, this was a masterpiece.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Fatphobia
bialves's review
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.5
One cute book that talks about serious matters. I was waiting for a very light book, but it had some dense stuff. Their relationship with her body had a huge impact on me...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Bullying, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
theromanticace's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Fatphobia, Injury/injury detail, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Outing, Sexual content, Racism, and Medical trauma
thenextgenlibrarian's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
“It’s hard being human. It’s too easy to get pulled under by what makes us ache and bleed.”
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Moon and Star are twins, but couldn’t be more different. Star is a social media influencer with a Christian following, whereas Moon is her photographer and self-acclaimed sidekick happy to fade into the background of her sister’s bright future. Their mother highly favors Star and when she has a chance to go on a summer influencer tour, both sisters pack their bags. Moon hopes to save some money to escape her overbearing (and abusive) mother and shallow sister so she can go to college in New Orleans close to her Tia, who supports Moon’s tarot card and nature photography. The first day on the tour Moon meets her celebrity crush…and his surly brother who seems to hate her on sight, but after months together in close quarters, Moon realizes a lot about her life, herself and what she wants in her future.
⭐️
I 👏🏻 AM 👏🏻 OBSESSED! I know I’m not going to give this YA book its due justice, but I’m going to try. Moon’s first person point of view really pulls you into her story and the writing was just so incredibly gorgeous. Moon’s relationship with nature was unlike anything I’ve read before. I wanted to shake her sister & SMACK her mother more times than I can count. I don’t think I’ve hated characters so much since I read about Umbridge & Voldemort. I also got serious Selena-falling-in-love-on-a-tour-bus vibes as well! I felt ALL the things reading this amazing novel about self discovery, standing up for yourself and, most of all, loving yourself. I’m so happy I read this one for #latinxheritagemonth What a fantastic young adult book.
CW: body shaming, violence, physical abuse, mental abuse, mental health issues, suicide
🌙
Moon and Star are twins, but couldn’t be more different. Star is a social media influencer with a Christian following, whereas Moon is her photographer and self-acclaimed sidekick happy to fade into the background of her sister’s bright future. Their mother highly favors Star and when she has a chance to go on a summer influencer tour, both sisters pack their bags. Moon hopes to save some money to escape her overbearing (and abusive) mother and shallow sister so she can go to college in New Orleans close to her Tia, who supports Moon’s tarot card and nature photography. The first day on the tour Moon meets her celebrity crush…and his surly brother who seems to hate her on sight, but after months together in close quarters, Moon realizes a lot about her life, herself and what she wants in her future.
⭐️
I 👏🏻 AM 👏🏻 OBSESSED! I know I’m not going to give this YA book its due justice, but I’m going to try. Moon’s first person point of view really pulls you into her story and the writing was just so incredibly gorgeous. Moon’s relationship with nature was unlike anything I’ve read before. I wanted to shake her sister & SMACK her mother more times than I can count. I don’t think I’ve hated characters so much since I read about Umbridge & Voldemort. I also got serious Selena-falling-in-love-on-a-tour-bus vibes as well! I felt ALL the things reading this amazing novel about self discovery, standing up for yourself and, most of all, loving yourself. I’m so happy I read this one for #latinxheritagemonth What a fantastic young adult book.
CW: body shaming, violence, physical abuse, mental abuse, mental health issues, suicide
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
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