Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

60 reviews

amandadevoursbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Well that was beautifully, heart wrenching, and heart healing. In this book, We follow two POVs one a Dominican American teenager and the other a Dominican teenager. They live in two different places and are untied by one plane crash. I can't say enough how beautiful this book is. My heart broke for all the characters. the writing and pacing were stunning. I'm so glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Trafficking, and Colonisation

lauren523's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking

Minor: Trafficking

chelle22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Stalking, Trafficking, Infidelity, Deadnaming, and Death of parent

amiraqualls's review against another edition

reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Trafficking, Child death, and Violence

charlotteschapter's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Rape, and Trafficking

andreapap15's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Trafficking

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? No

4.0

 Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo was really challenging and moving. I really loved this book from cover to cover, from the format to the characters. Everything was so well developed, centralizing on such a horrible and tragic event. I loved how this book talked about family and dreams especially under the guise of grief. I loved the format of poetry in this novel, and I think Acevedo utilizes this format to pack even more of a punch (much like with The Poet X). Even though there aren’t a ton of words on the pages, the words chosen are powerful and meaningful. I love the way Acevedo takes complicated and complex issues and puts them into condense, meaningful stories. If you haven’t read anything by Acevedo I would highly recommend checking out one (or all) of her books, especially if you love stories that center around strong women of color. I’ve truly enjoyed everything I’ve ready by her so far, and I think you all will too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Stalking, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

marissasa's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I listened to the audiobook while reading along with the physical book, and it was an amazing experience. I highly recommend the audio as the performances by Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte were so powerful and it really elevated the story to hear both sisters narrated with different voices. The story itself is full of grief and drama, which is highly relatable to anyone who has suffered a loss in their immediate family and/or discovered new truths about someone they thought they knew. The sisters both felt so real and I loved how complicated and messy their emotions and actions were, showing the reality of pain and loss and love especially when you are going through it as a teen girl. The writing was gorgeous and there were certain scenes like Carline giving birth, the sisters meeting for the first time, and the women saving Camino at the beach that left me breathless. There are a ton of beautiful words strung together in this book and it was such a treat to read/hear.

"How can you lose an entire person, only to gain a part of them back in someone entirely new?"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Cancer, and Cursing

kaylabooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book gutted me. It is incredibly emotional, heart-wrenching, and brimming with complex feelings. 

And the writing is absolutely beautiful. Told in verse, the story uses language so wonderfully while remaining seamless to read. 

I just. Thoroughly loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Trafficking, Cancer, and Drug use