Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

5 reviews

ceallison91's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and War

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

amandalorianxo's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

5.0

Poignant. Tragic.Hopeful. A Syrian centered story while fictional has so much impact and I am thankful this book is out here for the world to experience. This is marketed as a young adult novel but it doesn’t feel like one with our characters voices feeling much older than 18 + 19 years of age. I was on edge throughout the last 25 % and this highlights not only the customs and ways of life but also the tremendous impact war, trauma and PTSD has on the lives of the innocent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

lamatics's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, War, Sexual harassment, and Violence

bookworm247's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, War, and Mental illness

faduma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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: Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Medical content, Police brutality, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child death, Sexual violence, and War