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bkwrm1317's review against another edition
- 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
When Rue’s mom is killed, she is whisked away by a father who she’s never known to a strange land called Ghizon, where there’s magic, and only one other Black or Brown face - Aasim, the man she doesn’t even want to speak to, let alone bond with.
As Rue learns more about Ghizon, Aasim, and her own ancestry, she is tasked with fighting back against 100+ years of her peoples’ subjugation - on East Row in Houston, as well as in Ghizon. Tough as nails, street-wise and funny, tender hearted and loving, Rue is absolutely the type of heroine we need in these times.
Graphic: Racism and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Violence, and Abandonment
frog_appreciator's review against another edition
3.5
of a Black girl torn between two worlds. I picked up the second book from the library at the same time so I’ll be reading it as well.
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Drug use
corncake's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Kidnapping, and Grief
v4mpstarzz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Hate crime, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Violence and Racism
Minor: Death of parent
shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Hate crime
Moderate: Classism, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Abandonment, Murder, and Grief
Minor: Cursing
candaceallison's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug use
ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Death of parent, Grief, Racial slurs, and Racism
calamitywindpetal's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Torture, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Racism
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Vomit, Car accident, Classism, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Drug use and Genocide
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident, Vomit, Racism, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use
agathecadieux's review against another edition
- 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
J'ai trop aimé le développement de Rue au travers de l'histoire et j'ai trop hâte de lire le deuxième!!
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Gun violence