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Blackout by Angie Thomas, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson
45 reviews
ukponge's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death of parent
kendal_reads's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Death of parent
scarletthequeen's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
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
4.75
All the stories were so sweet, I loved it 🥰
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
jamie_cruz's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
4.75
I loved how they all connected. I loved the meaning in each story. I loved the love. It was so powerful that I was crying over wanting the love that was shown and talked about. I wish I got to know the characters more because i got attached to each one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship
ambersbooknook's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-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? No
3.75
I think that the book was a very cute young adult fiction, and I enjoyed how each character developed as they figured out how to stay safe during the blackout. Towards the end of the book, I wasn't a fan of his quickly new characters were being introduced (and how quickly new characters' plots developed). I also feel like everyone was either Jamaican with dreads or part of the LGBT+ community; and, while I do love the representation of black and queen characters, I was hoping to see more diversity within those categories. Overall, though, it was such a cute book, and I would definitely recommend that everyone read it if they want a lighthearted series of short romances!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Toxic friendship
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
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
4.75
The biggest drawback is the amount of time you spend with each character. I wish there was more of several characters and really dig in how they know others well enough to show up at this party. There are plentiful good poignant moments for most of the characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Homophobia, Death, and Cancer
cranedphoenix's review
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-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? Yes
2.0
End of year book went into this year
Tough read as in wasnt very much into it, shame because like some of the authors
Have many cute points/moments/sections but overall was like chewing bricks to get self to read and considered DNF a lot
Maybe just not in mood for stories
Cute overall though
Tough read as in wasnt very much into it, shame because like some of the authors
Have many cute points/moments/sections but overall was like chewing bricks to get self to read and considered DNF a lot
Maybe just not in mood for stories
Cute overall though
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
Minor: Cancer
mel_muses's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was so good, I didn’t expect to like it this much! One of my favorite anthologies! Every story was strong on its own, and I loved spotting the connections between them. I'm definitely gonna have to look into a lot of these authors' backlists because they were all so phenomenal and some were completely new-to-me!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Grief, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia, Death, and Cancer
blewballoon's review
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.5
I am normally not a big fan of short story collections, but this one worked better for me because all of the stories are taking place during the same event and there are a lot of connections between the characters in each story. There was also one story that we would keep coming back to. I wished there were more characters that weren't high school students dealing with teenage romances, but then I remembered this is YA and that's the intended audience. There was only one story I didn't really care for, but otherwise I thought the writing was solid. I listened to this on audiobook and the narrators also did a great job, though I preferred some over others.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders
skemamimpi's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent