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thecriticalreader's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Excrement, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexism, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Animal death
Minor: Incest, Slavery, Classism, Grief, Colonisation, Miscarriage, and Police brutality
Graphic: Ophidiophobia, menstruationcassielaj's review against another edition
- 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 four Marte sisters and their two daughters have such distinct stories and voices that each chapter feels like a story of its own, yet they are interconnected so beautifully to create a complex and wonderful narrative of mothers and daughters, sisters and aunts and nieces, and the ways women love and care for one another across distance, time, and other, more internal barriers. Their magic, both individual and collective, fills this story in more ways than one. I know I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time and going back to reference the many quotes I highlighted when I just need to read something incredible.
Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Grief, Infidelity, Infertility, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Violence
covergirlbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infertility, and Infidelity
bookrokosmos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood, Infertility, and Infidelity
jazzyjbox's review against another edition
4.75
Ona and her mother and aunts are amazingly strong women, each with their own trials and needs, but they are all there for each other when it counts. Acevedo shows how imperfect and beautiful family can be.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to read and review!
Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Death
berrybiaful's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
4 stars
I really loved this book!
Family Lore centres around the Marte women and their lives in the past, present and future. It explores culture, family bonds and sexuality, with elements of magical realism. And these are all the things I love.
Often, when going back and forth between past and present day, books can get confusing but I found it easy to follow the timelines in this book. Acevado also writes in such a way that you're able to really engross yourself in the story.
Sisterly bonds were showcased wonderfully here and I liked that every woman had differing personalities.
The book gets published in August 2023, and I would recommend it!
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death
conspystery's review against another edition
- 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
Ultimately, I enjoyed Family Lore, despite those minor issues. It was poignant in the way that celebrations of life are, wistfully bittersweet. The writing was evocative and gave authentic voice to the struggles and heavy subject matter with which the book deals; the characters were multifaceted and genuine, and the plot’s calls for magical realism accented them with just the right amount of detail. I liked it.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Animal death, and Sexual content