Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown

9 reviews

brassnbooks's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

Mind the trigger warnings because I did not look them up so some of the parts in the book caught me off guard even though you could kind of feel them coming

I appreciate how the book uses magic in a realistic type of way which is unique to the kinds of books I normally read

The book definitely doesn't disappoint in making everything come together and addressing just about any and everything

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

theatre_reader123's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

cosmicwillow's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

a must read by anyone. absolutely heart-wrenching, poetic, and utterly emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Medical content

emmapaigereads's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

livinthebubble's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

I always feel bad rating an important book like this a low rating but I just didn't like it. So many other people said they loved this and sobbed and I'm sad I didn't experience the same thing as them.

Important Read

This book talks about poverty, racism, the hardships that come with being a woman, and the assault of minors, among other important topics. It was tough to read at times, with the graphic scenes here and there, though I still appreciate this being written and having read it.

Ending

Most of the book was just ok to me, although I enjoyed one of the scenes at the end, where the main group write messages on the trees. I thought it was a lovely scene and the messages were uplifting after a dark book.

Magical Realism

I think this is another case of "it's not you, it's me" and me not properly reading what books are about before reading/buying them. I dislike most books with magical realism, and I didn't realize that this was a magical realism book.

Confusing

The wizard stuff was just confusing to me, and the time jumps/scene jumps connected by dashes were so weird and just didn't work for me.

Overall, this just wasn't for me and I'm really sad that I didn't like it as much as everyone else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

amberinbookland's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

writingcaia's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Wow, I wasn’t expecting this at all. This is what happens when I buy a book without reading a blurb solely on a rec. I was expecting fantasy and was slapped with a harsh and brutal if hopeful reality, wrapped in Magic Realism.
Such a powerful story, and voice. It hurt, it dug deep, and it opened my eyes. 
Through a power passed to her by her aggressive, addicted mother Echo starts on a journey of magic in the middle of a life that tries her at every turn, brothers that fall into the pits of poverty and follow the path of their fathers, men than abuse women, her. 
It is only through her gift and her perseverance, and the help of others like her that she will escape the rotten fate planted for her and plant herself anew.
And, there is also her Persian best friend also in a ride of her own, through religion, through queerness, through parents expectations and fighting to free herself.
And, her mother, whose life has dealt such hard blows and sunk her so deep in the darkness of life, but who will be given a chance through her daughter to change her life, but will she?
Inspired by her own story the author explores the difficult reality of growing up a black woman, excluded by color and gender, put in a box from where most don’t want her to leave, especially the men and white people. But, there’re exceptions and she will thankfully meet some.
Absolutely incredible book that I hope everyone picks up (baring in mind the content warnings).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, and Murder

clarebell23's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

lydiabader's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

THIS BOOK IS THE BEST! If you don’t cry idk what’s wrong with you because this book has all the emotions! The magical realism is stunning and works so well with the story to elevate it to heights I didn’t know books could achieve. If you want a soul ripping book get this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Please be wary of triggers before picking up this book, it covers many different delicate subjects