Reviews

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, War, Death, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, and Violence

hannaww's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Torture, Death, and Grief

elisasworldofbooks's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 ⭐️

A sad but very humbling and beautiful story.
Beautifully written and even though it’s a work of fiction it gives you a small glimpse into what its going on in Syria.
Perfect for young adult readers to understand it.

patti1607's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

midnight12's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

dominiquexalana's review against another edition

4.5

A timeless work of fiction.

jessbrienza's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

smkumar1121's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Medical trauma, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and War

peeweereads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

lindaparr's review against another edition

Need something lighter right now in my life