Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Maata jalkojen alle by Elizabeth Acevedo

137 reviews

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Classism, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Stalking, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

captainrenjamin's review against another edition

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Infidelity

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alexlily's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Cancer

Minor: Religious bigotry

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.75

I kind of wish that there was more. I think I wanted more emotion, or at least more of an explanation for the character’s emotions. I know that’s not exactly how emotion works, but I ended the book feeling like there was something missing from the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

Moderate: Misogyny and Pedophilia

Minor: Pregnancy, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

chelle22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Stalking, Trafficking, Infidelity, Deadnaming, and Death of parent

pranjuli's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

Slow building in the first half - more indepth feelings for grief and character building; fast plot movement in the second half ( a bit too fast, maybe another 50-70 pages would have done wonders) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Infidelity

veskumelooni's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity

lilacs_book_bower's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I sobbed my way through the last 40% of this book!  Two sisters lose their father, but they aren't even aware that the other exists, as the father has two families.  The sisters have to find out about each other, find each other, and deal with grief about losing their father and feeling betrayed by his lies while being in separate countries (NYC/USA and the Dominican Republic).  This novel is told in verse, and it read very fast due to that.  I enjoyed the peek into their different cultures and experiences.  While I do think the story ends the way it should and when it should, I do wish we would have had more time with the sisters together.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Grief, and Sexual assault

lauraleecrifasi's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Infidelity

ilovetoreadsomuch1234's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? N/A

4.0

LOVVEEEEEDDD it and read it in a day. I love Elizabeth Acevedos books and that she writes them in verse. The characters were so alive 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity and Abandonment