Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

198 reviews

joensign's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

Graphic: Death, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, and Death of parent

lennareem's review against another edition

This is too triggering for me. Sara’s mom died when she was 12. When another traumatic incident occurs when she’s 16, she runs away from home, leaving her younger brother with her shitty dad. The fact that she left behind her younger brother isn’t believable to me as someone who also lost a mom and had a younger brother to look after. Even when I wanted to leave, I stayed for him. Given the relationship between Sara and her brother (described similarly to mine), it’s not believable to me that she would leave. I also can’t fathom this option & it’s bringing up too much for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

pale_faced_fear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Rape, Death of parent, and Death

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

a solid 4 🌟 - I enjoyed it but it wasn’t perfect. I wish that emilie and sarah’s pasts were more fleshed out

(specifically with the drug plotline in sarah’s past — unless I missed something, it wasn’t mentioned until the end? it felt off)

and I wish that it was longer. I would’ve loved to read more about their relationship.

I loved that how even though they went through semi-similar situations in their past and are still working through it (also wish this was more of a focus), the plant is what really brought them together. I just love that. 

nina lacour writes very beautifully and julia whelan really made her words come to life! this is the first audiobook i’ve ever finished and I would say it’s mostly due to whelan

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

merylas's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: Racism

ruaruarua's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Classism, and Blood

madanxiety's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

An interesting narrative. I liked how it was as much about the characters as individuals (or more so even) than their relationship. In fact, I think by spending so much time on their individual journeys, it made me see them as truly compatible partners.

My biggest gripe was the whole Jacob relationship. It was difficult to be sympathetic of Emily tbh, and I just wanted to get back to Sarah 😂. Like how are you going to knowingly get involved w a married man and then get butt hurt about it? I know there was a power dynamic at play with him being her boss, but still like it was excruciating listening to her literally say "mm, I don't wanna do this" and then do it anyway 😭. But I suppose that was the point. Character growth and all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

nahae's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

A book that scores the heart. A story of disturbing complex histories, bleeding into who we are in the present. A tender love story & yet it is so much more than that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

bencaroline's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Blood, Child death, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Cancer, War, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Racism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

kbea88'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? Yes

4.0

A love letter to Los Angeles and to figuring out who you are and what you want. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, and Death