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barefootsierra's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Perfect for anyone who would “choose the bear”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Infertility, and Blood
Minor: Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Rape
kelsenator's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage and Pedophilia
readingwithleslie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was so good, like hard to put down good. When life gave me no choice but to pause, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Of course, I love these characters and following their growth, from Rockton to Haven’s Rock. But this story jumped right in, and gave an entirely new feel because of the changes (having families/children) to the town setup. It was very interesting, and had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Great read!
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books and NetGalley for giving me an eGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books and NetGalley for giving me an eGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Racism
Moderate: Pedophilia and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
pagesofkenzie's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
5.0
“We underestimated the human capacity for blame. In the real world, I wouldn’t have made that mistake. I’ve seen how the most innocent of victims are treated…No crime is so horrific that someone won’t blame the victim.”
First off, thank you @minotaur_books @netgalley and @kelleyarmstrongauthor for the advanced copy of A Boy Who Cried Bear in exchange for an honest review.
The Boy Who Cried Bear is the second book in the Rockton spin off series, Haven’s Rock.
If you have seen my review of the first book in this series you would known that I was apprehensive about this spinoff at first. I felt that Rockton had run it’s course & I wasn’t sure how a new spin off series would work. But boy did it work!
The mix of old faces from Rockton with new characters, original to Haven’s Rock, allows for more diverse characters allowing for complex themes to arise in this series that were only lightly touched on before. Which is exactly why I’m rating this five stars. Armstrong is not shying away from important conversations, nor beating her readers over the head with them. She is able to balance important social commentary that has the reader self reflecting while enjoying a well paced story.
Because, not only are we seeing rare disability rep in regards to Parkinson’s Disease, Prosopagnosia, and Autism but the central theme of this particular novel revolves around the treatment of a Latinx mother and the damage that racial stereotypes have on protecting victims, especially those part of marginalized communities.
Besides the above mentioned, the story is well written, we have fantastic character development, the pacing is spot on and that ending leaves you with so many questions that you need more.
I will mention that this series is not without its content warnings. There are some very dark themes here that I haven’t even mentioned so I strongly suggest checking out the warnings before reading. StoryGraph is a fantastic place for this!
But overall I’m very excited to see where this series goes!
First off, thank you @minotaur_books @netgalley and @kelleyarmstrongauthor for the advanced copy of A Boy Who Cried Bear in exchange for an honest review.
The Boy Who Cried Bear is the second book in the Rockton spin off series, Haven’s Rock.
If you have seen my review of the first book in this series you would known that I was apprehensive about this spinoff at first. I felt that Rockton had run it’s course & I wasn’t sure how a new spin off series would work. But boy did it work!
The mix of old faces from Rockton with new characters, original to Haven’s Rock, allows for more diverse characters allowing for complex themes to arise in this series that were only lightly touched on before. Which is exactly why I’m rating this five stars. Armstrong is not shying away from important conversations, nor beating her readers over the head with them. She is able to balance important social commentary that has the reader self reflecting while enjoying a well paced story.
Because, not only are we seeing rare disability rep in regards to Parkinson’s Disease, Prosopagnosia, and Autism but the central theme of this particular novel revolves around the treatment of a Latinx mother and the damage that racial stereotypes have on protecting victims, especially those part of marginalized communities.
Besides the above mentioned, the story is well written, we have fantastic character development, the pacing is spot on and that ending leaves you with so many questions that you need more.
I will mention that this series is not without its content warnings. There are some very dark themes here that I haven’t even mentioned so I strongly suggest checking out the warnings before reading. StoryGraph is a fantastic place for this!
But overall I’m very excited to see where this series goes!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Murder
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