Reviews tagging 'Death'

Yerba buena by Nina LaCour

221 reviews

sarahsbookstacks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

This was perfect sad queer girl lit fic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

katharina90's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Well written literary fiction that strikes an interesting balance between melancholy and more hopeful notes.

Definitely a slow burn and the side-by-side storylines in the beginning took me a while to get into but overall I really enjoyed this book.

What resonated most with me was the thread of yerba buena, flowers and other plants that winds its way through the novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

jennazim's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, and Death

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

annabulkowski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

ghost_rider's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.5

This is more of a messy story of two people finding themselves than a love story, which I liked. It felt a bit aimless at times, particularly towards the middle. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

ienbdri's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

Was this book realistic or perfect? No. Is it a good read for when you need a sapphic relationship and people that successfully battle their childhood demons? Absolutely. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

sianjkh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

nina lacour doesn't miss!!! jesus christ!!! yet another book that will form me as a person in ways i will never recognize. i would've read it in one sitting given the chance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Suicide

lainemill's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Drug abuse

likerealpeople's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia