Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay by Kelly McWilliams

6 reviews

d0505's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Cancer, Death of parent, and Slavery

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

imstephtacular's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Slavery, Gaslighting, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Child death, Drug use, Hate crime, Murder, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexism, War, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Cultural appropriation, Rape, Pregnancy, and Fatphobia

10tlgibs's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, Racism, and Death of parent

lettuce_read's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder and Alcohol

chelsaat's review

challenging emotional 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

3.5

The title is not subtle, and neither is this book. Which I think is fine for what McWilliams is aiming for here! I enjoyed following Harriet as she navigates her grief and rage - at her mother's death, at her life living in an enslaved people's museum and dealing with ancestral trauma every day, and at the casual racism of her neighbors and peers, who think plantation weddings and proms are okay.

It's a lot for one 17-year-old girl to handle!! While maybe a bit heavy-handed in its messaging, I think the story and emotions were realistic. I was so proud of Harriet's journey and where she ended up mentally at the end of this book.

Recommend this to any of your friends who think Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' wedding was #goals. (And also Ben Affleck and J Lo's, which was a BUMMER.) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

missprint's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Incredible, emotional read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Grief, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Eating disorder