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rrubin97's review
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
slow-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? It's complicated
4.0
I wouldn’t say I enjoyed the book exactly- it was sad and challenging to learn about the Sour Coup and see the death of characters coming but be unable to turn away - but I learned a lot and the character was powerful
A bit of suspension of disbelief that characters met again
A bit of suspension of disbelief that characters met again
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Cancer
Minor: Hate crime
leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review
emotional
informative
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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death and Violence
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual violence
eicart_reads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Cancer and Child death
Minor: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts
Contains descriptions, from a child's point of view, of a coup that includes fighter jets shooting at the palace where she was. Contains descriptions of gunfire, hiding from soldiers, witnessing her family be shot. Contains implied sexual abuse of two female children by a man, their foster parent.reading_ladies_blog's review
emotional
reflective
sad
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
readerin's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
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