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dananana'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
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Minor: Biphobia and Cultural appropriation
bumblebroxbeeblebooks's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, and Grief
greenlivingaudioworm'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
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
erikawynn'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
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cultural appropriation
samone2'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
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence
toberomanced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
foreverinastory'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
Rise to the Sun is a dual POV contemporary romance that revolves around the Farmland Music & Arts Festival. In it we meet Olivia, she's recently ended a toxic relationship, has asthma and needs something fun to do with her best friend, Imani. Our other narrator is Toni, Farmland has been her home, just like music has. But one year ago Toni lost her father to a robbery and shooting and she's still trying to process her grief and figure out what comes next for her.
While this book still addresses serious topics: gun violence, sexual harassment, distributing naked photos of minors, and grief, it also is such a joyful book. This book is definitely more joy than trauma and seeing the MCs be happy and live fulfilling lives at this festival made me happy. I enjoyed this book so much and I can't wait for Johnson's next book.
Rep: Black bisexual female MC with asthma, Black lesbian female MC with PTSD and anxiety, white heterosexual male side character, Black sapphic female side character, white sapphic female side character.
CWs: Body shaming, chronic illness (asthma), death of parent, mental illness (anxiety & PTSD), panic attacks, racism, sexism, sexual harassment including sexual coercion, bullying. Moderate: abandonment, gun violence, grief.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, and Gun violence
spaghettireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
starlessnights's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Violence
betweentheshelves's review
- 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
There were some plot points that I also didn't think were really needed for this particular story. I would have been fine with the book just focusing on Toni and Olivia's relationship and how it evolved over the weekend. The rest of the stuff going on with the festival kind of took away from that, and I wish that it hadn't.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship