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orchidd's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Racial slurs
linesiunderline's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This immersive collection of linked short stories is a book to pick up when you want to have that feeling of truly being inside of a character’s head and life for a while. Kara feels completely three dimensional as does her community.
I could easily see this being a fantastic offering for YA or new adult readers as well.
Reid-Benta is a talented writer to watch.
I could easily see this being a fantastic offering for YA or new adult readers as well.
Reid-Benta is a talented writer to watch.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Sexual content
sarah984's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a bit of a strange read for me structure-wise. The book is marketed as a short story collection, but none of the chapters feel like complete short stories, and they're all narrated by the same character (and all in first person except one for some reason).
The characters were interesting and believable, but it didn't feel like very much happened.
The characters were interesting and believable, but it didn't feel like very much happened.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
teacupsandfirereads's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? Yes
3.5
This book is uniquely written as interconnected short stories that feature the same characters throughout. From childhood to adulthood, these stories follow Kara, a girl born in Toronto from Jamaican heritage. Kara navigates trying to find her place of belonging it a society that doesn't have open arms. Through her challenges and triumphs we get a glimpse of what this path looks like for POC. My heart broke as I will never know these challenges, but I hope by through this, I can do better. I know this is fiction, but it still draws this picture true to form. This was a delightful and quick read. My only note is that the stories read more like chapters and I wish that they were more detailed and drawn out to truly fit short stories. I am grateful I finally got the opportunity to read this one.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
juliastimpson's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
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