Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie

6 reviews

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.0

A witty, humorous and heartfelt story about a woman who finally settles down and learns to appreciate the meaning of home. I loved Vicky’s and Faye’s characters, but Skye was grating at times. She was very funny, though. The book is fast-paced and kept me hooked from chapter one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, and Abortion

shector1's review

emotional reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

leighannezinsmeister's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

seekittyread's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Cursing and Sexual content

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.25

Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.

 - Let's have some queer screaming about SKYE FALLING! This book is real queer and messy in the best way! Lesbian, bisexual, and trans rep among the main characters, and everyone is out and feels at home with their identities! Love it!
- This book can be pretty heavy, especially when Skye is looking back at her childhood. But it's also super funny, keeping it from becoming a plodding recitation of traumas, as books about messy adults often are.
- It's wonderful to see a book full of queer adults. So often in books - especially non-genre fiction adult novels - you get a queer person surrounded by straight people, or maybe one or two other queer minor characters. But Skye's life is deeply queer, and her community (as small as it is at the start) feels real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Abandonment

stacy837's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment