Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

25 reviews

jocauliflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

absolutely beautiful, what an incredibly vivid story. i can't think of what to say other than i loved this with my whole heart. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Vomit, and Death of parent

lilybear3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Elizabeth Acevedo never misses.  I took way too long to read this book.  She has a git in storytelling and writing beautifully.  Nothing in this story felt forced and she took the time to develop each character.  Even if they weren't in the story that much, I felt like I knew them well and they fit in perfectly.  I love Emoni and how she is always proud to be a mother and stands up for herself and her daughter.  There's so much love in this story.  Plus there's a few recipes!

My only critique is that I think the story could've been a tad shorter.  Like I would've been happy with the story ending after

she gets back from Spain and she has a new boyfriend, 'Buela has a boyfriend, and she gets accepted into college.

  I personally don't mind an open ending with speculation.  However, I think for most readers of YA, it's nice to have all the loose ends tied up and to end the story at the end of the school year. 

Though I appreciated tying up the ends with Tyrone and Julio.

I'll always recommend her audiobooks as well.  I didn't listen to this book, but Elizabeth does the audio and I'm sure it's amazing!  I fell in love with her audios of The Poet X (her own book) and Pride by Ibi Zoboi.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual content, Death, Cursing, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, and Vomit

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Racism

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion, Sexism, Colonisation, Infidelity, Death, and Gun violence

emilyhv's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abandonment, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gun violence

beetandbaguette's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Death of parent

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Child death

mysterymom40's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, Gun violence, Classism, Abortion, Slavery, and Colonisation

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Outing, Cursing, Abortion, and Bullying

kirstenf's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Minor: Colonisation, Sexual content, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Death, Abortion, and Alcohol

srhi96's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Vomit, Death, Homophobia, Abortion, Bullying, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Grief