Reviews tagging 'Death'

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

94 reviews

onemamareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/we-deserve-monuments

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Homophobia, Gun violence, Colonisation, Classism, Racial slurs, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Grief

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

purple_crayon's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I enjoyed this book a great deal and would recommend it. My only criticism is that the

racial undertones

could have been explored more deeply and explicitly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Outing

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Racism, Police brutality, and Classism

Minor: Murder, Mass/school shootings, Bullying, and Abandonment

library_kb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

This is a book about generational family trauma, and still, it manages to be so personal and focused, which I think is a hard balance to strike, but this book did. I really liked the the way that facets of the story were revealed little by little. The ending is definitely not wrapped up in a perfect bow, and for this type of story, I was totally ok with that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death, and Cancer

Minor: Murder and Sexual harassment

guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Death, and Homophobia

jenmcreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

One of my favorite books of the year. And this audiobook narrator is a new favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Death

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Classism, Outing, Alcoholism, Cancer, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Homophobia, Police brutality, Violence, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Outing, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault and Fatphobia

brooketreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

I wish I had been able to read this in high school!

I feel like everything is captured perfectly, from high school love to dealing with grief. Also, the element of grieving before you’ve even lost them. I loved Avery being able to connect with Mama Letty. The beach trip was absolutely beautiful.
There’s also this strong message of being who you truly are. Really enjoyed this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

Minor: Alcohol and Cancer

powellki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Gun violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Addiction, Sexism, Outing, Misogyny, Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Medical content, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual assault