Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely

5 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Classism, Blood, Medical content, Bullying, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: War and Gun violence

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Death, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Vomit, Blood, and Bullying

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol

pointeshoebookworm's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

3.0

 I enjoyed the two perspectives in this book however I feel that it would have been better if it was a duology where each book was able to delve further into each perspective. I also did feel that this book read more on a middle grade level than a YA level. However, I did enjoy the book and loved how the teenagers were at the center of creating the protest and ushering in the fight to dismantle the status quo for the better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

An important read about an ongoing subject. Plus the two narratives meld very well together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Blood, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Drug use

This will hit hard for anyone who has experienced the loss of a friend or childhood guardian due to bigoted values.