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Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope PĂ©rez

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lamalo's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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mslaureeslibrary's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

5.0


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rhiannon814r's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0


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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

Rating this book is hard for me, because objectively, it's well-written. It's about an important topic, and will definitely prompt the right discussions in the right situations. But, this is perhaps one of the absolutely darkest books that I've read in a long time. At times, there are pockets of happiness for the characters, but for the most part, pretty dark. And that ending? Oof. Definitely need a pick me up after that.

This is a young adult book, but as someone who reads basically only YA, I'm unsure if the overall tone fits that. That's not to say that YA can't deal with the issues in this book, like racism, sexual abuse, etc., but I think it was the tone that did it for me. It seems like one of those YA books that says its for teens, but is actually mostly read by an adult audience. 

We will for sure have an interesting discussion at book club about this one, though. Lots to talk about!

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aquamarinecadet's review against another edition

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

4.5

If you think you can stomach it, read it.

It's a horrible read, as many others have already pointed out, but I believe that the only way to bring stories like these, that tell of such gruesome, infuriating injustices, to light, to bring them Out of Darkness, is to read them. 
To carry with oneself all of the stories that have stayed in the dark for so long, in order to finally give them a voice.

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rachelschloneger's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad medium-paced

3.0


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jessica13zapata's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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whitakertm8's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75


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macaronsandmermaids's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0


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