Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

7 reviews

zombiezami's review

challenging reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Violence, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Murder, Death, Pregnancy, and Bullying

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Excrement, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Stalking, Vomit, Drug use, Police brutality, Mental illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Confinement, and Addiction

Minor: Slavery, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Incarcation, Gang violence

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Vomit, Bullying, and Cursing

morganperks's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Grief, Drug abuse, Violence, Bullying, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Cursing, Racism, Addiction, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion and Police brutality

flowchelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Violence

delz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Concrete Rose is the prequel to The Hate You Give. Maverick, Starr’s dad, is only 17 and he’s drifting through life. He barely goes to school, he occasionally sells drugs and he’s part of a gang. His one night stand shows up one day with his 3 month old son and just abandons him. It’s not all bad, he truly loves the boy and names him Seven. Maverick’s  only redeemer is his cousin Dre but, when Dre is murdered, Maverick nearly  loses his way. This book  brings the family story full circle.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

This book tells the story of Maverick Carter and what happened when he was stuck with a baby at 17, then how his second baby Starr was conceived. It also discussed how he got into and then chose to leave the gang his dad used to run.

For the most part, I really loved this story. It was very inspiring to have Maverick working his way back up after multiple bad decisions and deciding what to do with his life.

There were other aspects of this book that I thought were unnecessary. Some things felt like they didn't need to be included, and I thought this book could have been a decent bit shorter.

I also had a problem with the treatment of unprotected sex within this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Grief, Sexism, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content

leighannebfd3b's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Addiction and Infidelity