Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

3 reviews

jjreads331's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

The blurb on the cover called this "A love story for our times." I don't think that kind of lead in could be more misleading. I'm mad the cover is so beautiful since the book was deeply mid for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Child death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

Yerba Buena is a stunningly beautiful book.  It follows the story of two young women through the trauma of their lives.  It is a surprisingly hopeful book as they learn to deal with their pasts.  I recommend the audio version as the narration was excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.0

This is a bittersweet novel about two queer women who are trying to find, remake and be ok with themselves as they continue to heal and grow in this gritty world we live in. I love how Emilie and Sara didn’t hold back in their personalities and what made them who they are. I do think this was mis marketed a little bit. The romance is there but it’s not as poignant as the revivals each woman goes through in their twenties stage of life. This is my first novel of Lacour’s and I’m ready to dive into the rest of her backlist. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Infidelity

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Medical content