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lcl_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Death, Abandonment, Violence, Rape, Deportation, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child death, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Murder and Trafficking
spicycronereads's review
- 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
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Death of parent, and Deportation
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Sexual assault
paigereitz's review
- 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: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Deportation, Police brutality, Death, Racism, Trafficking, Child death, and Hate crime
Moderate: Blood and Sexual assault
bookcaptivated's review
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Deportation, Gore, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Racial slurs, and Vomit
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, Slavery, and Torture
melmoony's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This story was heartbreaking and tragic. This reads like a young adult book but there are moments in the story that are quite intense and somewhat graphic. The struggles Vali and her family go through are not new, many people suffer from having undocumented status. What’s scary about this story is that though it’s a dystopian story, it could honestly become real life very easily.
Graphic: Deportation, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Racism
Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault
kshertz's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Trafficking, Blood, Child death, Deportation, Genocide, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Racial slurs, and Rape
vegjeri's review
- 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: Grief, Death of parent, and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, Blood, and Slavery
mirareadsbooksforfun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Child death, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
dtvanderwoude's review
- 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? No
5.0
This is a beautiful story about the struggles many immigrants face today, exaggerated, but not by much.
This broke my heart on so many levels. The fact that this is so close to reality. The loss they go through, the need for survival.
I can't wait to read it with my students, I feel like it opened my eyes to SO much.
Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Abandonment, Grief, and Trafficking
reads_cats'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
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, and Police brutality
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and War