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carlyoc'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
This book is told in verse from two fictional point of view characters, a teenage girl in DR and one in New York who both lost a father on that flight. Although Camino and Yahaira have had very different upbringings in different countries, their grief brings them together and they soon realize they have even more in common.
Not my usual genre and definitely emotional, but glad I read it. I had no idea about this second-most deadly plane crash in American history that occurred just a few months after 9/11. And that is part of Acevedo's reason for writing about it. The event rocked the worlds of the Dominican community but hardly made a dent in the mainstream news cycle after initial concerns that it was another terrorist attack were debunked.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Stalking, Xenophobia, and Sexual assault
Features attempted sexual assault that is stopped in time and traumatic groping on public transit.zikeyag's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
_ging'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
Graphic: Stalking, Infidelity, Abandonment, Grief, Racism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Death
nicjmorrow'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault and Infidelity
Moderate: Death
Minor: Lesbophobia
mattyb'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Classism, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Stalking, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
captainrenjamin'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Stalking
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Infidelity
Airplane crashalexlily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Cancer
Minor: Religious bigotry
lizziaha's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity
Moderate: Misogyny and Pedophilia
Minor: Pregnancy, Fatphobia, and Homophobia
chelle22's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Stalking, Trafficking, Infidelity, Deadnaming, and Death of parent
pranjuli'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
4.25
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Infidelity