Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

10 reviews

lucyatoz's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han is a young adult story featuring Isabel, or as she goes by her nickname in the book Belly, which I think most teenagers would have bulked at! 

This novel has issues. Belly is an annoying teenager, with an internal monologue which did get some what irritating. Jeremiah and Conrad, the son's of her Mum's best friend, are the people who she has spent the Summer with, along with her brother Steven, for a long time. They are your typical American boys, who enjoy swimming, football, playing computer games, and teasing Belly. 

It is not my kind of read personally, but wanted to read something that I would not normally read. They are some topics that affect teenagers, such as drinking alcohol and using drugs, which are mentioned but not really elaborated on. Both mother's are divorced, or about to be, with one also having a relapse of cancer, which again is touched on but not really part of the story as such. It is mainly centred around Belly and, for me, this lead to very self-centred story, when it could have been so much more. 

I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on cloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 10, told in a non-chronological order, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Blood, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

my3bb8's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

litliz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Sexism, Blood, and Cancer

gallegodc's review

emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism

Minor: Alcohol

_bobatea_'s review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Grief, Bullying, Addiction, Violence, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Death, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship

cdoubet's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness and Cancer

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship

katiea714's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Blood

Minor: Classism, Vomit, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Violence

culzean's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Very cute summer ya beach read. Lacks that sparkle but not bad. Epilogue was a little weird but not bad.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Sexism

Minor: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, Cursing, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail

goldengatebridget's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Cancer