Reviews with content warning for Rape - Clap When You Land

Very emotional read and took me a long time to get through, but well worth it. Loved the plotline, prose, representation. Also loved all the strong woman characters. Deserves a reread one day.

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lifeonasofa's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

“A queen

offers her hand to be kissed,

& can form it into a fist

while smiling the whole damn time.” - Elizabeth Acevedo 👑

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 Stars

My first time reading a book written in verse, and I will say it was a very speedy read. It was a beautiful story about grief and found family. I found myself welling up towards the end. I really enjoyed reading from the 2 sisters separately and then together at the end, very clever. 👩🏿‍🤝‍👩🏾

I went into this book expecting it to be all about what happened to the flight, a bit of mystery, maybe a twist? But it focused mainly on the two siblings left behind, living two different lifestyles and how they come together. The book also looked at class inequality, ethnics minorities, lgbt relationships alongside the death of a parent so some pretty important content! 👍🏻

I found the book a little difficult to start with due to being written in verse, the different perspectives that sounded so alike and it being very different plot wise to what I expected. I personally don’t think being written in verse added any magic, in fact it sometimes felt forced. Because of all this, I nearly DNF’d, however I’m so glad I continued because the second half, I adored. 📖

It’s a unique read, I can see why it has such a good rep on Bookstagram but I personally expected more plot due to the hype 🥰

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becauseidontknow's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

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jdrosario_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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skyyyreads2020's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

It was a bit difficult getting into this book because I am not a huge poetry fan and I found Camino's chapters, in particular, to be hard to read. They just didn't seem to flow smoothly at first. The first half of the book was creating the setting and the plot only started halfway through. However, the second half definitely picked up speed and momentum.

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foreverinastory's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

4.0

This was so good.

Rep: Dominican-American lesbian female MC, Dominican female MC, BIPOC sapphic female side character, Dominican and Dominican-American side characters.

CWs: Death of parent, sexual assault, grief, death, stalking, infidelity, sexual violence, sexual harassment, pregnancy & birth on page, sexism, violence, parental abandonment, plane crash (not on page but discussed), misogyny, racism, xenophobia. Moderate: medical content, cancer, cursing, pedophilia, rape, panic attack. Minor: Drug use, trafficking, vomit, police brutality, blood.

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lindseyhall44's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Elizabeth Acevedo is one of my favorite author’s, and this book didn’t disappoint.
“Clap When You Land” follows to sisters after their father died unexpectedly in a plane crash. The twist…neither knows the other exists. One grows up in the Dominican Republic, the other in New York. The only thing that ties them together is this secret and their grief.
I loved so many things about this book. The novel in verse was such a beautiful thing to read, and it was obvious that Acevedo is in her elements. Even if novel is writing centered, the character development and relationships formed are truly moving. “Clap When You Land” sheds light on the people which help us heal.

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grainjordan's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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