Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

11 reviews

absolute_bookery's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

What a beautiful book - the writing is so poetic and heartfelt it blew me away. It touches on so many difficult topics but in an incredibly sensitive way, I was swept away and heartbroken all at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Racism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Child death