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With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

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ran_sophia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? No

5.0

The story is amazing and brilliantly created and executed. The twists in the story were well written and placed. The style of writing and storytelling is great. It was easy and fast to read. The author's style made the reader feel the emotions.

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the_bad_ash's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? No

4.5

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britgirlreading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

4.25

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radiodarkblue's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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milenasbooknook's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

4.0

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jourdanicus's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective 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? No

I really enjoyed this book. I feel like the author struck a realistic balance between Emoni being mature for her age but still very much a teenager despite having the very adult responsibility of being a mom. Some of her choices annoyed me a little, but I think that's sometimes a given when reading about a character in a younger developmental stage of life. There were some heavier topics discussed, and some minor conflicts between characters, but I think the main focus was on the good and the love in Emoni's life. I think the conflict was just enough to create contrast and realism. In some places I did start feeling like nothing much was happening, but I appreciated this book for being a "lighter" read (i.e. low drama + happy ending :) ) which we all do need from time to time.

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