Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

32 reviews

k_fry's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love how tenderly Acevedo wrote teen perspectives, giving them so much dignity, maturity, and growth that felt realistic. It’s not often that I come across a YA where there isn’t at least one unbelievably written character but every one of them in this story had wonderful depth. Of course, mistakes are made but they’re teens so it’s expected - the beauty of the story is how they react or learn believably.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Minor: Racism, Homophobia, Child death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, and Abortion

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

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

I could not stop listening.  I wanted to know more about what happens and I kept rooting for everyone.  The food felt like a beautiful buttercream icing on a solid and delicious cake.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Abortion

carrot2025's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

This is by far one of my favorite books by Elizabeth Acevedo. It's a wonderful story about how the only mistake you can make in life, is not following your dreams. It's was so amazing getting to ready a story about a single teen mom and her struggles growing up as a poor mixed kid. Watching her grow from a more quiet girl who does what she can to please everyone around her while also feeling guilty for all the pain she's caused into a girl who is willing to do what she has to for her daughter and her own happiness. I love that at no point she's ever told that can't be a chef just because she has a daughter. 

It's an amazing read and I highly recommend it to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Racism, Abortion, and Classism

For the most part it's a very happy book though since it's also realistic, there are mentions of the above topics though nothing that majorly detracts from the overall hopefully message of the story

victoriousbookworm's review

emotional inspiring

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent and Abortion

viireads's review

emotional inspiring 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

3.75

even the acknowledgements are making me cry wow iloveit

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion

lucy__342's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Abortion

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

laurataylor's review against another edition

funny 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

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