Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Terra americana by Jeanine Cummins

19 reviews

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Lydia and her son Luca are the heart of this story of love, loss, and the brutal reality of drug cartel violence in Mexico. By centering a middle class family,  Cummins makes it clear no one is safe when a community is taken over and draws the stark contrast between their previous lives and their new ones traveling to the United States border alongside other migrants. The journey is more harrowing than most of us are aware of, and we get to know other stories through the people they meet along the way. 
A heart-pounding look at the fact that the people anxious to cross the border are individuals with complex histories,  not a mob of faceless "invaders" as some political leaders have claimed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Stalking, Racial slurs, Bullying, Confinement, Deportation, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

strawberrypinch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Deportation, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Racism, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Abandonment, Cursing, Stalking, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

kaela_arcuri's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Grief, Rape, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Gun violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Stalking

lay_kone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Rape, Child death, Trafficking, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Deportation, and Sexual assault

beetandbaguette's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Trafficking, Vomit, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Miscarriage, Deportation, Drug use, Grief, Blood, Racism, Stalking, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Racial slurs

bheller77's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape and Stalking

Minor: Xenophobia

texashippie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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: Sexual assault, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, Trafficking, Misogyny, Body horror, Death of parent, Deportation, and Emotional abuse

sherpa2015's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Stalking, Blood, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

Minor: Slavery

bleepnwabbit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Grief

Moderate: Stalking, Rape, and Death

tkibbee17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

So much trauma 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Confinement, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Grief, Deportation, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Murder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexism, and Gun violence