Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender

7 reviews

kat_smith24's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

readlexread's review against another edition

This was such a lovely yet kind of heartbreaking book. I haven’t read a middle grade chapter book since I was a child and wow, this was good! I liked the style and appreciated how the author navigated themes/concepts like parental abandonment, loss, school dynamics (read: mean girls) and self-discovery from a 12-year-old’s perspective. I can honestly see how I could have used (and in some ways needed) this book at that age!

Be mindful of CWs!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Homophobia, Bullying, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bluberrybooks's review

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Racism

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

abbie_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

A heartfelt depiction of mental illness, budding queerness and disjointed families seen through the eyes of a 12 year old!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

cookiecat73's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

laurenleigh's review

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

It seems like there’s lots of contemporary or fantasy middle grade fiction, but I haven’t read much magical realism in this age range. I love the middle ground of magical realism, so I appreciated that about this book! The elements of the story regarding spirits and the spirit world were my favorite parts. As often happens with middle grade novels, I wish there could be more in certain aspects, but I know brevity is a necessity! This audiobook was narrated with a pretty strong Caribbean accent, which added a layer to the text. It felt very authentic to the characters and setting, and helped immerse me in this world. But it was also tricky for me to fully grasp every word, and that sometimes took me out of the story. Lastly, can we talk about how gorgeous this cover art is??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

rackle's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness