Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

135 reviews

rainbowbean's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

READ BANNED BOOKS! 
This story was heartbreaking and so authentic I read the whole thing in one sitting. There is a bit of an unexpected twist, but the story of the Main Character's deep introspection was more of the story than the mystery of Monday being missing. Tiffany captured the pain of teenage years and a traumatic event quite well. 

One star off for the very confusing timeline of events that make no sense until the end. I would recommend reading this twice so the timeline makes sense once you know the full story. 

This book should have never been banned. It's a heavy read but a good one.

Trigger Warnings for Child Abuse/Loss. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Miscarriage

mj_86's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Miscarriage

sbri009's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Classism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Dementia

saoirse_the_thespian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t sleep after reading it. Definitely not for the light of heart and you should check the trigger warnings. I loved it so much, but I don’t know if I’ll be rereading it soon because it was not a light read in terms of content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit

alinaccc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

this book literally shifted the way i think of certain things. no matter how well you think you know someone you never truly know what goes on behind closed doors. and it shed light on the thousands of teen girls (especially black girls) who go missing are simply dismissed by the justice system. the way the pov was written was confusing at first but the plot twist at the end made it make sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Sexual content, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use and Miscarriage

emquegeeaye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A story that needs to be told & heard, unfortunately. Too often children in the black community are abused and go missing and no one cares. Because if it doesn’t affect you, your kids, kids that look like you or your community you just don’t care. Everybody failed Monday, Tuesday, April & August. Even the Charles family. I do not doubt that the Charles’ loved Monday and her siblings but they were very standoffish in how they handled things. Then the guilt tore them up. Everybody tried to make Claudia seem crazy or want her to forget Monday and just move on but that was her friend. Her only friend. And when that’s all you feel like you have would you want to lose it, let it go or act like the person and your relationship didn’t exist. Often times we hear adults say kids are resilient and they get over things easier than adults but that’s a lie. A misconception. Because how do you get over a lost love, a loss of friendship & companionship? You don’t get over that easily. And everybody that told Claudia she should was wrong. I loved Michael. I loved Claudia’s dedication to her friend. I understand April saw & went through a lot but I didn’t care for her and how she treated Claudia. Didn’t like Patty at all! And don’t get me started on the kids at school. Jacob, Trevor, Carl, Shayla & Ashley could all get the paws put on them. They were faker than a $3 bill. Kids are cruel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Child death, Lesbophobia, Murder, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Death, Miscarriage, Child abuse, and Grief

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Bullying, and Homophobia

Minor: Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

ayuming_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I didn’t take the reviews seriously enough when they called this book heartbreaking. 
It felt like my soul was being crunched up like gravel as the ending drew closer.

This was such a frustrating read. And it’s done on purpose to make you feel frustrated and helpless because it’s just so enraging that no one seems to care that this child has just vanished. 

The way the story is told by changing between past and present was a nice touch, made more so once the big reveal happened.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Child death, Murder, Violence, Death, Grief, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Miscarriage

noyastan's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Miscarriage

blombern's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

Did not expect the plot twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Classism, Lesbophobia, Murder, Death, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Confinement, Vomit, and Incest