Reviews

Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke

charleshasalibrary's review

reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

competencefantasy's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

kai1313's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

sbro_1967's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

bookmearead's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

bookish_thom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

shrimpybear's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

jena_t's review against another edition

3.5

I had rave reviews from friends about this book but ultimately I was left wanting more. 

It's pitched as an examination of family and roots etc but I found that Akua didn't have any motivation except to spend time with the woman she has a crush on.

We find out very little about her family at all and why it was so disjointed. The book was too short to do all of the things it was trying to do, so ended up doing none of them well.

This felt like a first draft that could have been double the length.

isobelflindall's review against another edition

5.0

loved this - the memories and present flowed together in such a captivating way, and all of the characters were so complicatedly real

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual content, Child death, Medical content, Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Colonisation