Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

7 reviews

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

Gosh I loved this. I didn't really know much going in, so one of the main plot points really took me by surprise. This book is so beautiful and it made me cry a lot. I'd definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Homophobia, Child death, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Child abuse, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Slavery, Medical content, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Outing, Murder, and Mental illness

maxgdy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Medical content, Sexual content, Slavery, and Transphobia

So beautiful and sweet with a fitting ending for such an spiritual book like this one.

bookstagramrepresent's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

“Life is hard for we women, because we strong and the world ain’t wan’ to love us for it.”⁣
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It’s hard to put words to how I feel about The Stars and the Blackness Between Them. Juanada Petrus is a brilliant storyteller. It was such an emotional reading experience, and once I started I was completely pulled in. TSATBBT is a beautifully written story about owning our truths and loving who we are. It’s also the FIRST book by a Trini with a Trini MC I’ve ever read in YA. I never once expected to see myself in book LIKE THIS. So completely. I love my island and I love my Caribbean heritage - I didn’t realize how it’s been so hard not seeing that rep EVER. Or what it would be like experiencing it for the first time in my 30’s. This a story about finding the strength to live authentically, if we can, and deciding what is important to us in life. I highly recommend reading this gorgeously queer book! ⁣
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Grab a copy from your fave indie - I love @charisbooksandmore or @bookshop_org (affiliate link in my carrd) and don’t forget to follow the beautiful soul who penned this book @junauda ⁣
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REP | Trinidadian lesbian MC, Black sapphic MC, Black Caribbean side characters, Black (with Trinidadian and South African) sapphic side characters⁣
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CW // homophobic violence, homophobia, death (off-page) and themes of dying⁣

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, and Violence

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Medical content

bencaroline's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cancer, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Body shaming, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Vomit, Slavery, and Child death

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

otherworlds's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

a beautiful story that evoked such deep emotions in me and absolutely blew me away. i CANNOT recommend it enough!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Slavery