Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Alebrijes: Flight to a New Haven by Donna Barba Higuera

1 review

arrr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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? No

4.0

I almost put this book back after the first few difficult chapters. I dislike reading about children's mistreatment and found the set up quite traumatic. I'd anticipated reading something a bit more relaxing and restorative. Instead, I mostly felt tense and like I had to push through. Glad I did tho, because the second half of the book got weird and creative. Indigenous Wakanda. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism