Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Lobizona by Romina Garber

9 reviews

leesibadom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

One thing I can’t deny is that this book has good bones, the premise of this book is a story that deserves to be told in any form of media available to us. 

But did it feel a bit rushed to me? Absolutely. 

Did I enjoy this? It was fun, if only a bit underdeveloped

Will I be reading book 2? Oh absolutely.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Deportation, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Bullying

Minor: Abandonment and Violence

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Abandonment, Confinement, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Cursing

marlisenicole's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Deportation, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Drug use, Misogyny, and Homophobia

carolined314's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

While featuring a lot of (justified) fear around being undocumented and deported, this book also has a ton of complex fantasy world and some fascinating character development. Great fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Sexism, Deportation, and Sexual assault

Minor: Violence

kshertz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It was a fascinating fantasy book about loving yourself despite the systems around you trying to destroy you. But yet, quoting Harry Potter, whose author would rather you not be your authentic self. So I loved this book so much and became very attached to the characters. Then the Harry reference would take me out of it. But overall, totally an amazing YA book that I recommend reading. There’s so much there about the systems and fighting back while coming of age. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Deportation, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Bullying, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

snarkandspark's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, and Deportation

Minor: Lesbophobia

cozylifewithabby's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

I really enjoyed this. I have never read anything like it. Check it out if you like YA Fantasy and are interested in Argentinian mythology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Homophobia, Body horror, Death, and Forced institutionalization

foreverinastory's review

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

Loved this so much!!

Rep: Undocumented Argentinian female MC, Latine male love interest, Latine WLW couple, Latine cast.

CWs: Abandonment, blood, body shaming (for unusual eye color), confinement, drug use (sedatives), homophobia/homomisia, injury/injury detail, lesbophobia/lesbomisia, misogyny, outing, racism, sexism, transphobia/transmisia, violence, xenophobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

elthechameleon's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? N/A

5.0

What an incredible story. Beautifully written. Garner takes her readers on a journey that at first seems similar to Harry Potter, as she proclaims in the endnote and book preview. What we discover is so much more. The students are on the brink of a revolution

of gender, sexuality, and documented status.

. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this book had such political heft wrapped up in charm. I didn’t see some of the plot twists, but one is easy to guess, especially if you speak Spanish. I love the bilingualism of this book, the rich intertextuality and exploration of belonging to two cultures, without being able to claim ownership of one. Septibol, the descriptions of the school and Lunaris, and the real and fun group of friends make this a world I would gladly dive into any day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexism and Abandonment