Reviews tagging 'Grief'

When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

5 reviews

tlaynejones's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Child abuse

kayladaila's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abandonment, Body shaming, Drug use, and Addiction

bimess_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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

- This review is for the Spanish edition.

The story of Sarai filled me with dread, hope and longing. Reminded me of my teen years and the girls that surrounded me. It felt close to home and for that, I'm thankful. Remembering pain and learning that you could really make it! (hehehe) can be seen as freedom. 

I loved this book and I'll be coming back to it whenever I want to read a certain passage. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

panickat123's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Classism, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Teen for an arc of this book.

When We Make It is a book written in verse about the teenage years of Sarai as she struggles to find herself as well as hold hope for the future in the midst of a difficult present

Sarai is a wonderful character. I really enjoyed seeing the world through her eyes and seeing how she felt throughout the poetry. The verse in this book is so beautiful! If you are a fan of Elizabeth Acevedo, you should definitely pick this up. It reminded me a lot of The Poet X and I really enjoyed reading it.

This is definitely not a happy book and a lot of bad things happen, but I do think that it is hopeful for the future and could definitely be considered inspiring.  Great read!

Pub date: September 21, 2021

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Police brutality