Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

5 reviews

rosany's review

challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief and Abandonment

Minor: Police brutality

cancer

incarceration

reading_rebellion's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

dandeliongirl's review

emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, and Abandonment

gabforshort's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Police brutality

flowerpower's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

Several beautiful love stories that also reflect on the familial and cultural ties in a really touching way. I highly recommend the audiobook because hearing it read in the actual Trinidadian accent made it so much better. Both narrators are quite talented and really embodied the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Physical abuse and Religious bigotry