Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

9 reviews

goldenlake's review

adventurous hopeful informative 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, and War

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence

risaleel's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Violence

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Murder, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Genocide, Death of parent, War, Confinement, and Colonisation

sab_reads14's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Confinement and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Violence

daycia's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Murder, Ableism, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

This book is such an interesting blend of science fiction and story-telling, which actually isn't what I would really guess from the cover. I love it when authors go across different genres, and this is a great example of that. I think it definitely trends a little older middle grade, and the writing is beautiful throughout. The writing itself is emotionally powerful and really focuses on the power of stories. Having also just read [book:Fahrenheit 451|13079982], that was an interesting juxtaposition.

Generally, while this is categorized as middle grade, I think the writing, the story, and the characters trend a little older to me. At least, that's how they felt reading through it. There are some gorgeous lines throughout this book, and Petra's emotions come through so well on the page. And in the audiobook. Because of the storytelling aspect of the story, I actually highly recommend the audiobook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, Death, and Ableism

Minor: Alcohol and Violence

naomiysl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Reads like a gulp of hot chocolate, powerful and comforting at the same time as challenging. I could wish for a sequel, but I also might not wish for that, because the ending is as it should be. Sci-fi at it's best, warning us about dangers yet to come, with space ships and adventures and new planets to explore. Deeply literary, with its theme of stories being what makes us human.

I also love the casual reference to "That pandemic in the 20s." Perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, War, and Violence

joceraptor's review

medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, Medical content, Grief, and Violence