Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

345 reviews

jmermelstein14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

siriface's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Death

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

Equal parts harrowing and delightful, a strange, moving and entertaining read with massive themes explored through a very strange plot. It was an unexpected mash up of a lot of genres I like, and it took me a little while to get into it but I am glad I stuck with it, by 100 pages I was invested in the absurdity which would life you up and then smash you down to harsh reality, and kept being surprised at where it went next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Racial slurs, Outing, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

kajoreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I love this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Deadnaming, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Outing, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, War, Abandonment, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Minor: Gore, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Deportation, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

wyliecoyote2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

Incredibly creative mix of sci fi, occult, and queer narrative. Uplifting and honest story that evoked so much pride in the characters’ resilience and brilliance 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Transphobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

jennazim's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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: Child abuse, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Sexual assault

_haven_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

This book was weird and beautiful but also a bit confusingly written for me personally. I didn’t always know who was speaking or thinking because of how regularly it switched between characters even in a section that started from one characters perspective. Which on one hand, I like and think is cool, but on the other hand, made my reading experience a touch more difficult. But ultimately worth it and I don’t think I’d ask for it to be changed in anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Transphobia

brenna_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Child abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Homophobia, Outing, Self harm, and Cursing

viv_pcu's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

I love the setup of this book. It loses coherency in a fun way - all about the vibes. As someone who was also trained classically on violin, I loved the violin subplot the most. However, in most of the book, I felt like the characters were all written into little boxes. There are several side characters who I don’t care for at all. I wish more time had been spent developing fewer characters. Additionally, the ending was all right, but undercut by how vibe-y the book was. The interplay between demons and space wasn’t clear, and the consequences of certain actions were swept under the carpet. Overall, the book was fun, but fell short of my expectations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Child abuse

abitbetterbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Deadnaming, Cursing, Misogyny, Outing, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Sexism, and Racism

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Xenophobia