Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

8 reviews

katelynprice's review

challenging reflective 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

Nic Stone is a fantastic writer and has given us another well-written book about black teen incarceration, police brutality, and systemic racism. Her books are so readable, relatable, and downright necessary. I didn't love this one quite as much as I did Dear Martin, but I still consider both to be beneficial reading. If I could require people to read particular books, both in this series would be on the required reading list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Cursing

Moderate: Racism, Confinement, Gun violence, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Terminal illness and Police brutality

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Violence

angelicathebookworm's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

brittneyw9's review

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, and Emotional abuse

brookey8888's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

4.5

Such an important book!! I really like how Nic Stone choose to right about a character who isn’t perfect, but still deserves so much. I really liked Quan as a character and how much he grew rather it be in believing he can do so much or just in his relationships. I loved how anxiety, PTSD and therapy were talked about and handled. I also liked learning about how one might find themselves in a gang and why. The only reason it’s a 4.5 is because the first half was a flashbacks and I just kind of wish it just started if that makes sense? Like I didn’t connect as fully to Quan as I could have. Also the other point of view was maybe not necessary but like I honestly didn’t care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse and Murder

Minor: Violence

portcityreads's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

In the sequel/spin-off novel of Dear Martin, Dear Justyce follows Quan through his time in the American prison system under a forced confession. 

I loved Dear Martin, but I think I may have loved Dear Justyce even more. Either way, both of these were important stories to tell, and Nic Stone writes both stories in such a beautiful but easily consumable way (I think teens would really benefit from having authors like this, compared to what I was reading 15 years ago). And the authors note at the beginning really solidified the importance of this book in particular. 

Everyone should give these two books a read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, and Police brutality

bretagnereads's review

emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cursing, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders