Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong

9 reviews

smilagros's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I really did not like this graphic novel. I felt that it wanted to tell a ton of stories and honestly, it was messy. I wish that there was an attempt to do one story line and show little of each friends lives but it just did not work. Also, while the color blocking was beautiful, there were some words that I could barely read because of the color of the background.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, and Addiction

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful and honest exploration of female friendship through tough times. The art and coloring is amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexism

temporarilyhuman's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse

beaniebaby3000's review

emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

3.0

Super beautiful artwork and characters but I kept expecting something more to happen with everything that was setup for these characters. There was a lot I found unnecessary if it wasn't going somewhere: the self-harm and fatphobia plotlines weren't exactly handled. But it was awesome to "watch" a basketball game in a graphic novel :~)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Fatphobia

Minor: Sexual assault

clur's review

emotional funny inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm and Sexual assault

alyssamakesart's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

lobstertelephone's review

emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

laurenmbud's review

emotional reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

stunning illustration, well-developed characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Body shaming

Moderate: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

betweentheshelves's review

emotional 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

4.0

While I love how colorful this is, there are some pages that are too dark and are a bit difficult to read. I wish some of the text was made to stand out more at times. But the illustrations and the art are absolutely gorgeous. I loved it for that.

Someone looking for a plot driven book definitely won't find it here. This book is more about this group of girls, how they come together, and how they deal with different problems in their lives. Their lives are messy, like most people's lives are. Leong portrays them so well, both in story and in art. It sucks you into their little world and doesn't let go until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual assault

There is intent for sexual assault, but it gets stopped before it happens.