Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

62 reviews

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Cancer, Lesbophobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

wilful_wisp's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Lesbophobia

madanxiety's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was definitely magical. Right away, I felt inspired to use excerpts of it in my classes in the future. Like the theme of the book, the narration was a constellation, which was interesting, but at times confusing. It might've honestly been easier to follow if I had read it and not listened to it. It was nevertheless a bittersweet story with loveable characters. I'm not the target audience, so I think there's an extent to which I just can't connect with some of it, but it was cool. I liked the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

lunar_lapis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-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

Still remains the most beautiful, emotional, heartbreaking and empowering book I've ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Drug abuse

jennazim's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Homophobia

thatenbyisisreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

3.5

The universe and the stars aligned both Audre and Mabel to cross paths and embark on their journeys together in this beautiful love story. This story definitely moved me to tears a couple of times.

I loved how Audre and her father were able to connect as father and daughter to build that healthy relationship that every LGBTQIA+ child craves with their parents (myself included). As for Mabel, in a perfect world, I would have loved if her wish was fully fulfilled in the way she intended from the start, but I'm glad they got to enjoy their time together at Coney Island. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

moniipeters's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Child abuse

allapaz's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

It took me a while to emotionally process this, but wow yeah I enjoyed this. So sweet, so spiritual, so real, so heartbreaking. I laughed, I cried, I learned a ton

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

skudiklier's review against another edition

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

5.0

Gosh I loved this. I didn't really know much going in, so one of the main plot points really took me by surprise. This book is so beautiful and it made me cry a lot. I'd definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Homophobia, Child death, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Child abuse, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Slavery, Medical content, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Outing, Murder, and Mental illness

bobbi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Terminal illness