Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester

7 reviews

sallytiffany's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

It was well done. I liked the characters and how it explore pain and chronic illness. It was captivating but at times moved slowly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Chronic illness and Sexual content

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Biphobia, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and War

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

leahrosiee's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming and Sexual assault

mmccombs's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

This is a book that makes me so excited about young adult lit and the wonderful new stories that young folks get to read! This was a very warm novel that powerfully reflected on consent, ownership of our own bodies, and the impact of disability and culture on identity. While I sometimes felt things got quite repetitive, the musings Verónica has on her relationship to her body and to her family and friends were so compelling and made me think of all the ways young adulthood (especially when disability, immigration status, and ableism are in the mix) can render you out of control of your body and your choices. I’m also a sucker for mermaid content (don’t we all have a secret mermaid nook in our brains??) so that was really fun to include. Highly recommend this book for a cozy story and really beautiful messages!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

imstephtacular's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

strawberrysage's review

challenging emotional reflective 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

I found this book while scrolling through the disability tag on Tumblr and I never thought I would relate to a book more than this one.  I never thought to look into disability books since the possibility of disabled characters in books, especially main characters, has never really been prominent. It was such a nice and relatable read and shows the struggles of both latinx and disabled people. 5/5 would definitely read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming