Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

119 reviews

cleotheo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse and Fire/Fire injury

geo_plumeria's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual content

bookishperseus's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting

al3xa's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse and Homophobia

violet_13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

The story is written in such a beautiful way.  The writing and storytelling style was something I really enjoyed.  In my opinion, the book was a fantastic read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Sexual content

alphabetmafiamember's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

teetea's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual harassment

pagesofplatypus's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

There's a reason why they're called poetry slams. It's been a while since a book has slammed me so hard with so many different emotions.

Written in verse, readers step right into Xiomara's mind and heart. Every emotion, her anger, her passion, her fear, her intrepidness, her hurt, her yearning for the feeling of being truly seen is felt profoundly.

Xio's relationship with her mother had me sobbing. It's as rough as the first draft of poem. Layered and complex as generational trauma, religious trauma, and everything else that makes mother-daughter relationships so damn complicated whirls in a hurricane throughout the story.

I like how as much is The Poet X is about Xiomara finding herself, it's also about how others shape us, how we think of ourselves, and what pieces of ourselves we're willing to sacrifice and bury. And, most importantly, The Poet X is about words. How they free us, give us power, and give us belonging.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual harassment

anne_reader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail