Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

7 reviews

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

cielo's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, and Gun violence

sexual scenes between teenagers

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

no_u14's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Classism, and Lesbophobia

jenmcreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

Elizabeth Acevedo is wonderful, and I especially enjoy her audiobook narration. I enjoyed the strength of the characters in this story, and the fact that some of the decisions definitely felt teenage. This is a beautiful and hopeful story, told so well by Acevedo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Minor: Colonisation, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Classism, and Gun violence

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

belle2008's review

hopeful medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Abortion and Vomit