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Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

38 reviews

kitkatkatdog's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Loved it. When I went to work I kept thinking “where is Monday?” It was so emotional and tense and I could not have guessed the twist. It was a great read, I can’t wait to one day forget the mystery and read it again. I pray for the day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexism, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Mental illness, Homophobia, Death, Classism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol

annamwallace66's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

It is very confusing at first, but keep with it!

The reveal of what happened to Monday is one of the most intense buildups I’ve ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Death, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Murder, Excrement, Grief, and Mental illness

karoline98's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Homophobia, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

nightlight_reader's review

emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Classism, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Cursing, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Torture, and Homophobia

violetbentbackwards1036's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Child death, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

sara_c_reads's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, and Bullying

fkshg8465's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

Wow. Read through the night. Couldn’t put it down. Have taken out all the author’s other books from the library. Horrible story that needed to be told with the bravest child at the center of it all. This is a book  that can change you, if that’s something you’re willing to allow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dementia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Well, that was not at all what I expected! This is not my favorite book by Jackson, mostly because of the back and forth time structure that was somewhat difficult to follow. I think the plot was shocking, revolting, and honest and the characters were gritty and real. This story would be a good read for hesitant teen readers because of its’ short chapters and engaging content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Mental illness, Vomit, Violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Classism, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

flower_mail's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Confinement, Colonisation, Bullying, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Dementia and Incest

Minor: Racial slurs, Biphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders