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Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier

6 reviews

sophiesmallhands's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Violence, Gore, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual harassment and Colonisation

warlocksarecool21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Dragonfruit is a fun YA fantasy based on Pacific Islander culture and mythology. I think this book’s strength is its worldbuilding and setting. I love how the author incorporated elements of island culture and beliefs and you could see that in the world and characters. I think the broader world that was alluded to in the story sounded really interesting and the author left it so she could tell more stories in this world. I liked the characters, and Hanalei and Sam were sweet together but the romance is very subtle. I felt the plot was a little thin and predictable at times but I still had fun with it. This was a pretty quick read and worth picking up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Animal death

pbella3's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Animal death, Gore, and Kidnapping

itsheyfay's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

blewballoon's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I went into this one with low expectations because the last YA fantasy book I read from Book of the Month was "What the River Knows" and I thought that book was terrible. This book is so much better! I loved the setting/atmosphere with the tropical plants, mysterious ocean, and living tattoos. I loved the main characters, and the various supporting characters felt 3-dimensional as well. The plot was suspenseful and compelling. I do have some unanswered questions and concerns about how some plot points were left at the end, but those are small. Overall I really enjoyed this, a great summer fantasy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Child abuse, Gore, and Sexual harassment

star_charter152's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Confinement, Grief, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Death of parent and Dementia