Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

12 reviews

karinaov's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

zg0612's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

5.0

This was an amazing book. It was told in the perfect way in the character development was great too.

  The ending though? I did NOT see that coming. I knew it was supposed to be a sad book, but it still took me a surprise.<spoiler/> The ending was nicely bittersweet too. It was a great story about second chances. And as the book only has nine chapters, I think the author did that on purpose, just to show that life never always finishes where it’s expected to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

eule's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Small book, huge impact. 
I read this book in less than two hours in the middle of the night (Jetlag) and thoroughly enjoyed it. Will devour this book again and again. 
You know, you kinda know what’s coming in the end. Still, I was not prepared. Definitely needed a good cry. 
What I especially admire about this book it that it acknowledges issues and still forgives. The past is the past. Second chances exist and people can heal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, Infidelity, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Car accident, Drug use, and Death

hue's review against another edition

emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

My strange expectations sort of ruined it for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

alice_star's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Omg , indication of what a safe space and nurture can do to change a life. Heartbreaking how circumstances can alter someone’s life so drastically to which they don’t deserve. Ending was shocking but the very end was so sentimental. If you like perks of being a wallflower I think you may like this .

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Death, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death

myathebooklover08's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

serenachowna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

In less than 200 pages this story of a family opening their home to a boy with so much pain in his past, absolutely shattered me. The prose are simple, but so eloquent and paint such a beautiful picture of hope that never seems to come to fruition.

The end destroyed me and I finished it at work on my break no less, so that was rough !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

clxire21's review

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child death, and Child abuse

eden1957's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

laurenjbb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death