Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun by Jonny Garza Villa

40 reviews

maniikoi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Jules accidentally comes out as gay to everyone after a drunked message on Twitter goes viral. He has to navigate high-school life as someone who's no longer in the closet. He's lucky to have a supportive friend group when some people don't take the news well and the bullying starts. The only thing that makes his life worthwhile is his friends and his long distance boyfriend, Mat. 

I really enjoyed it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

xoxo_jasmyn's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Homophobia

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

kaydawn's review against another edition

5.0

The appropriate amount of whataburger love and in n out hate (in n out is trash). Single POV. Super cute and it is a romance though it’s long distance so not a ton of face to face interactions. A coming out and coming of age story. He does out himself to his friends but not truly on purpose and then he is outed to his dad without his consent. There are some rough parts of his story but overall it was so cute and fun and emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Child abuse

colorcrystals's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

The only word that even comes close to describing this novel is…beautiful. This was an absolutely stunning, beautiful debut novel filled with joy, pain, and love. There were moments where I cried. There were moments where I literally laughed out loud. There was a moment where I was so happy that I made a weird sound that made my own partner genuinely concerned for my wellbeing and sanity. This was just beautiful. The characters, the story, the writing, all of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

adrianas65's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Outing

Moderate: Hate crime, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

pointeshoebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

fran_samuels's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

anneoftheshire's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

4.0

When I read Ander and Santi Were Here this summer, I was so captivated. This one is not quite as charming and engrossing, but I still loved it. Really fantastic characters, sweet queer romance, heavy themes (see content warnings), happy endings. Can't wait for their upcoming release in 2024, I'm jumping on it immediately when it's released. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol