Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Witches by Brenda Lozano

4 reviews

jammons's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

mari1532's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I listened to this audiobook on Everand.

Brief Summary: Zoe is a journalist investigating the murder of Paloma, a transwoman from a family of Indigenous healers. To learn more of the story Zoe travels to meet Paloma's cousin Feliciana. However, as Zoe interviews Feliciana she begins to reevaluate her relationships with her sister and mother. As Zoe and Feliciana's stories weave together Zoe begins to realize the power of her voice.

Thoughts: This book was captivating and I binged it in an entire sitting. I particularly like the dual perspectives, where Zoe's was told in a direct and edited fashion and Feliciana's was a more free-flowing stream of consciousness indicative of its interview formatting. It highlighted how Zoe is constricted by the expectations of society, while Feliciana is not. It also made Feliciana's story and by extension, Paloma's story more intense emotionally, while Zoe's was more reflective and therapeutic.     

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

jean_atlas's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

atiek's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Waited so long to read this book and it didn't disappoint. It speaks to feminity, masculinity, patriarchy, and letting go. Some heavy topics are discussed in a lyrical and subtle way. Might take some time to find the flow but just let go and immerse yourself in the Language. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism