Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

11 reviews

mcft37's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Really. Wow.

This book was simply stunning.  I adored the fantastical elements of magical realism woven throughout the story. Each character was richly developed. A beautifully written ode to love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death, and Sexual violence

julia_kathleen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Animal death, Xenophobia, Grief, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

megdconway's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, War, and Toxic relationship

startjpw23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The main character of this story is Ava Lavender. At the beginning of the story, she says she was born with wings. Then the story switches to France and focuses on her great grandparents as they decide to move to New York City. The story talks about Ava's grandmother and her siblings and their time in NYC. It talks about Ava's grandmother and her grandfather and their move to Seattle. Ava's mother is born there and then Ava and her brother (twins) are born there. The women from the great grandmother on down and the siblings of the women have strange and unique abilities. Often, the abilities are helpful. Ava and her ancestors view these abilities in a matter-of-fact way. There is a lot of sadness in the family. Often, the sadness is a result of romantic issues. There are some happy times too. I really enjoyed the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

_adk_'s review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

Beautifully written but incredibly dark. I foresaw what was coming a long way away and dreaded every page turn leading up to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

erinfitzharris's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

bloo_0's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Rape, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Blood and Death of parent

elleisntabell's review against another edition

3.75

Weird. Really weird. Well written. Not really what I was expecting. Truly just exceptionally strange, which I guess can be assumed from the title.

The synopsis does not do this book justice. A good chunk of the book, between a third of it and half of it, takes place before Ava is even born. It's not really a book about HER. It's more a book about love and intergenerational trauma but told very strangely. Also, it's quite mature in terms of topics, so definitely check out content warnings before reading if that's something you might need. It can be very creepy and unsettling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Suicide

lilifane's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Please check trigger warnings before reading this book. 

No coherent thoughts, just tears.

I loved it so much. The beautiful writing, the magical realism, the quirky and strange characters, the small-town vibes, the multi-generation family dynamics, the heartbreak, the love, the foreboding, the perseverance, the hope. 

But it was hard to read sometimes because of all the... sorrow and trauma and heartbreak, especially towards the end. I basically cried for the last 20% of it. But I still love this book with all my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Death, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual assault

basket_of_fruit's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

Minor: Stalking and Injury/Injury detail