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saritablu'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
Graphic: Racism and Classism
Moderate: Gun violence
pagesandtales'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Racism
cnannery19'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
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Terminal illness
awkwardimagination's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, and Racism
Minor: Bullying
nozycozy'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
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Racism, Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Minor: Forced institutionalization
rhi_'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Murder, and Addiction
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Classism, and Racism
Minor: Grief and Bullying
tamara_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, Grief, Racism, Alcoholism, and Death
Minor: Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Racism, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Alcoholism, Classism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent
booksdogsandcoffee'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? It's complicated
3.75
This was a moving story about stories. About how a young girl Isla who lost her father at a young age and begins to literally see her families stories play out before her. Cardinal whole heartedly captures the experience of not being American enough to fit in in America , but not being Puerto Rican enough to fit in Puerto Rico. This book also looked at classism, and touched a bit on how tourism impacts the island of Puerto Rico and its citizens. This book was a very good listen.
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Death
Guns
Alcohol
Emotional abuse
Terminal illness
Racism
Bullying
Classism
Graphic: Classism, Death, Racism, and Alcoholism
sarah_thebooknerd'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
4.5
This book was wow. The FMC finds out she is a storyteller in her family meaning she can see peoples stories that are no longer here, however she doesn’t just see them she is in them and it puts her in a family murder mystery. The tension, writing style, discussion of colorism within the Latinx community and discussion of accountability really made for a good story.
CW: colorism, racism, bigotry, murder, alcoholism, emotional abuse
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Gun violence, and Murder