Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Là où les arbres rencontrent les étoiles by Glendy Vanderah

23 reviews

pastelmeganes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

The beginning had a decent premise that hooked me in in the first place. Then there was a HUGE genre change from speculative fiction/magical realism to murder mystery suspense. It made it difficult to finish at the end because it really wasnt the direction i wanted the story to go but in sure someone may like it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness and Drug abuse

stephsparkles's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

shyleek's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm not a sci-fi reader but this alien book has me intrigued. The characters in this books were so well created and deep without feeling like I was reading character descriptions for 200 pages. A predictable read but in the way that you were pretty sure how it was going to end but knew it wasn't going to be easy to get there and wanted to go on the adventure with Gabe, Jo, and Ursa. 

I don't have triggers when I read normally but check the trigger warnings because there is some sensitive material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Drug use and Terminal illness

readwithev's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I thought it was interesting that Ursa was so smart; she used her imagination and love of astronomy to cope with trauma. Separating herself from her mom’s murder by create a second identity makes sense psychologically and it was an interesting twist. The ending was very satisfying. I was worried Ursa would end of with a foster family that wouldn’t understand her. I also enjoyed Jo and Gabe’s love story. It didn’t feel too rushed and awkward. Gabe’s complicated family secret seemed like a strange addition to the story at first but I realized it helped Jo and Gabe develop courage, empathy, and understanding for others.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

cin19's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

ka_ke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Where the Forest Meets the Stars is the a wonderfully safe read. If you’re in the mood for something full of hope, found family and trauma-recovery this is the book for  you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

jo_lzr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

martynelson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail