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rainbowrocky's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Islamophobia, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Bullying
Minor: Colonisation, Rape, Genocide, Violence, War, and Death
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Hate crime, Racism, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, War, Colonisation, and Genocide
Minor: Racial slurs, Medical content, Misogyny, Child death, Rape, and Ableism
Moderate: PTSD (or similar) experiences, depiction of a neo-Nazi, mass death Minor: loss of a loved onesallytiffany's review
- 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
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Islamophobia
Minor: Colonisation and Injury/Injury detail
kayladaila's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Violence
Minor: Death, Genocide, Murder, Rape, Blood, and Colonisation
sometimes_samantha_reads's review
- 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
Graphic: Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Colonisation, Bullying, Blood, Racism, Violence, War, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Islamophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
b_robinson's review
- 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
3.25
Going into it, I had a very basic understanding, and I'm glad that throughout my reading of it I've learnt a few things as well as felt the desire to research more into some of the things brought up.
It's a heavy topic that could feel quite distressing at times, so my content warnings include; discussion of rape and genocide, on-page physical attack/assault, Islamophobia, racism, depictions of PTSD, bullying/harassment
Graphic: Islamophobia
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Bullying
Minor: Colonisation, Death, Rape, Genocide, and War
destdest's review
- 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? Yes
3.75
After an Islamophobic attack where her headscarf is violently ripped off, Nisrin begins diving deeply into Islam. But she has a hard, messy time learning about Islam and hijabs in general due to her family upbringing.
I thought the story conveyed the serious issues in a digestible way for younger readers well. There’s mention of the history of Bangladesh’s civil war and how it affected her family and her mother’s aversion to anything Arab in nature. Overall, worth reading.
Graphic: Islamophobia
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, and Violence