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eni_iilorak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Medical content
Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Racism
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, and Slavery
erins_bookshelf_'s review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The action was cool and
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Slavery
antonique_reads's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gore, and Colonisation
scarlettskyes's review
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Violence
kayladaila's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Colonisation and Classism
Minor: Police brutality, Racism, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders
2treads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Older's story practically vibrates with music, culture, and identity. Living in a piece of modern Bronx, the people of San Madrigal hold tightly to their traditions of story, religion, and language. So when the opportunity arises to go back home, tensions rise and threaten to split the community apart.
What drew me in was Mateo, awkward, shy, and intensely talented with music; his relationship with his aunt(s), friends, and the complexities of who his people are and their continued survival in a world not attuned to their magic.
He was able to keep the momentum and mystery that surrounds the destruction of their island and the ways in which a return or arising can be achieved. But there exists dark forces that seek to use the powers and kinds of our heroes for their own goals.
Moderate: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence