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With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

39 reviews

jcgirl1032's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

julzcash's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Pregnancy

lilybear3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Elizabeth Acevedo never misses.  I took way too long to read this book.  She has a git in storytelling and writing beautifully.  Nothing in this story felt forced and she took the time to develop each character.  Even if they weren't in the story that much, I felt like I knew them well and they fit in perfectly.  I love Emoni and how she is always proud to be a mother and stands up for herself and her daughter.  There's so much love in this story.  Plus there's a few recipes!

My only critique is that I think the story could've been a tad shorter.  Like I would've been happy with the story ending after

she gets back from Spain and she has a new boyfriend, 'Buela has a boyfriend, and she gets accepted into college.

  I personally don't mind an open ending with speculation.  However, I think for most readers of YA, it's nice to have all the loose ends tied up and to end the story at the end of the school year. 

Though I appreciated tying up the ends with Tyrone and Julio.

I'll always recommend her audiobooks as well.  I didn't listen to this book, but Elizabeth does the audio and I'm sure it's amazing!  I fell in love with her audios of The Poet X (her own book) and Pride by Ibi Zoboi.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual content, Death, Cursing, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, and Vomit

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Racism

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion, Sexism, Colonisation, Infidelity, Death, and Gun violence

lizziea229's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment

viireads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

even the acknowledgements are making me cry wow iloveit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Racism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion

emilyhv's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abandonment, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gun violence

katelynprice's review against another edition

• 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

I loved Emoni, BabyGirl, 'Buela, the reliable educators, and this lovely coming-of-age story. This is a lovely example of an engrossing character-driven story. I loved getting a glimpse at Emoni's struggles as a teen mom, especially co-parenting. There were also some really good historical and cultural insights about the Caribbean islands. Of course, I can't leave out the descriptions of food and Spain that made me want to cook while simultaneously booking a flight. I will read anything Elizabeth Acevedo writes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Medical content

lasafica_reads's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Child death

teacher_mara's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of the best books I've ever read. Poetic language adds to the relatable characters and interesting plot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent