Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

16 reviews

bencaroline's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cancer, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Body shaming, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Vomit, Slavery, and Child death

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Child death

Minor: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Police brutality, and Medical content

achingallover's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

invaderlinz's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Child death

Moderate: Slavery and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Racism, Police brutality, and Grief

cko's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Heartwarming, even at its most tearful moments. Appreciated the spirituality of this novel, the dreams, the belief in and nurturing of ancestors and intuition. If I could live inside this warm story, I would. There was not one character I didn’t like... well, maybe the homophobic ones. Felt a little dubious of the “two butterflies” moment, but otherwise, simply adored my time with Mabel, Audre, and their families and friends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Moderate: Homophobia

kirkspockreads's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is really special, unlike any YA I’ve ever read before. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Child death

Minor: Racism