Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Kindred by Alechia Dow

7 reviews

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Colonisation, War, and Death of parent

bookish_bry's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

3.5

This book was easy to read and rarely bored me, though it had some flaws. To be fair, part of it may be because I am probably getting out of the age range it was intended for. 

It could be a bit repetitive at times, and I often wished it would leave a bit to the imagination. I feel like Joy and Felix's pasts and motivations were often revealed too quickly. There was quite a bit of telling and not showing with the internal dialogue and it left very little to surprise me. Even the plot twists of

Felix's parentage

was something I predicted pretty much immediately. I would have preferred the main villain to have been... a bit better cloaked instead of immediately blatantly obviously the bad guy.

Though overall, I do think it was a good book and one I would suggest to someone who likes young adult fiction. Like I said, I was rarely bored. I also appreciate the rather casual lgbt+ representation. In a book that did focus on a heterosexual (though I think Joy is demi and Felix is bi/pan) couple, it's always nice to see lbgt+ relationships just casually in the background.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Classism, Fatphobia, Murder, Alcohol, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Torture, War, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body horror, and Alcoholism

Minor: Racism, Gun violence, Death of parent, Police brutality, Mental illness, and Islamophobia

kbairbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.25

I don’t normally read sci-fi but this was fun! The romance wasn’t incredible and there was one moment I was uncomfortable but it was sweet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Colonisation

shelleys_shelf's review

adventurous emotional funny tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Body shaming

chippyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

demi MC, on page

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Body shaming, Classism, Death of parent, War, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Infertility

jaz_gets_literary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? N/A

4.0

I was so excited to read this book only based on the cover. The cover is absolutely beautiful and I loved the representation. I actually listened to the audiobook and the narrators were perfect for each character. I am in love with Joy and a girl can hope for more of her in another book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Classism, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, and Alcohol