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candaceross321's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
nasvans's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cultural appropriation, Child death, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
kristy_lyn's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Characters you’ll fall in love with, cheer for, weep for, that your heart will break for. So many heavy, dark moments, but so many beautiful ones. This should be required reading in Canadian schools. So well done.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment
mpbookreviews's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, and Violence
averymyers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
telsreadingjournal's review
- 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? No
4.0
The reason why I only gave it a 4 is because, the timeline was a little confusing. There were time jumps but you weren’t aware of it till later on in the chapter. Also I feel like there were gaps in the story, and left me with questions.
Graphic: Child abuse and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
moyra's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Rape
daniellekat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Drug use and Suicide
thazell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The characters felt real, it was like I was reading a non-fiction story about a group of people's lives which made it all that much harder. I cried for these characters who suffered from such a horrible event and I hoped for their healing from their trauma. My favourite from the perspective was definitely Lucy and her story. The only complaint I have for this book is that the story jumped around in a way that made it difficult for me to read and would pull me out of the story, it felt as though the timeline was all over the place. Otherwise, the perspective was cool and I loved seeing how they would interconnect and the different stories would come together.
This story will have a special place in my heart and I will continue to remember this event that has affected my culture and people, it deserves to be remembered and this story did amazing at that.
*Read the TW's before reading this book*
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Racism
Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape
susanknights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Torture