Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

328 reviews

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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? No

3.25

I couldn’t tell if the perspective switches in the middle of a conversation was brilliant or lazy. The mysterious way the author inserted little bits of information you need to fill the time and meaning gaps was exciting and had me guessing what the end would be. Because of that the ending fell short, although it involved many expected twists. Great characters! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria and Transphobia

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

rhi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Deadnaming, Child abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Violence and War

oksanagold's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Self harm

leahkafer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault

sparky892's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Child abuse, Transphobia, Sexual violence, and Rape

xxkatastrophe's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

I probably bought this book around the time it was originally released. The fact that I’ve had a 5-star read, staring me in the face, sitting on my bookshelf, for years, is dumbfounding. I’m glad I finally picked it up; once I did, I could not put it down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Deadnaming

nivval's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Transphobia

Minor: Gun violence and Child abuse

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Bullying, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Drug use, Sexual content, Self harm, Body shaming, and Sexual harassment

danimacuk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape, Body shaming, Child abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Alcohol, Deadnaming, Bullying, and Self harm

annabella's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was fun and I feel has such good trans representation. The book made me want to play music again, it was inspiring in that way. I thought it was a nice balance of the main protagonist with the queen of hell’s own story but also kinda ensemble with the  doughnut lady, Shirley, etc. I unfortunately dropped off in the last half hour or so but I liked the sense of adventure. And the ‘weird’ off the beaten track places for ‘weird’ people and instruments is nice. Though I’m confused bc I wasn’t listening properly about how it ended for Lucia. I definitely felt the first half of the book where it established characters but you didn’t quite know what ea h person’s motivations were was the strongest bit. I liked how the author wrote to make us very empathetic towards Mrs Satomi and the boundaries of good vs evil were blurred and in fact not even existent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia