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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.
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
snowhitereads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
fast-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
5.0
I read The Stars and the Blackness between them for this month’s #SapphicStoriesBookclub and… WOW!
This was so much more than what I thought it was going to be.
I went into this expecting a sweet contemporary romance, what I got was everything I didn’t know I needed.
It’s a celebration of love, life and of culture and queerness and black girl magic.
It’s heartbreaking but uplifting, and so full of emotion.
I loved that it isn’t a coming out story or a relationship exclusive storyline.
This book is truly an all around experience.
The writing is one of the most beautiful I have encountered in a long time, it’s so artful and poetic that it literally brought me to tears.
Graphic: Homophobia, Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
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