Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

6 reviews

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Police brutality, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Sexual content

aceofknives's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Sexual content, Cancer, Outing, Addiction, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, and Drug use

Minor: Car accident, Classism, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Cursing

quinnyquinnquinn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Deportation, Suicide, and Blood

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

There really isn't a lot of YA with Persian representation, especially with characters who go to Iran. I can think of a few, but there isn't a lot. This book is really steeped in Persian culture, especially focusing on current and past events in Iran. The format of following this family through three generations really helps the reader to gain perspective, and each story was just as interesting as the others. 

Each character grows in their own way, and I appreciated the way this book also discussed the reality of queer people in Iran, even today. It truly is a powerful book, and I can see why it is getting so much praise!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Deportation, and Suicide

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime

Moderate: Drug use

Animal death (additional information):

the dog does not actually die but the mom lies and says he does to force tears

legalplanner's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.75

This was such an interesting read coming after the Chander Legacies from Nazemain. The story's three different perspectives gave an insight into the generation trauma, both the growth and sad delays in the evolution of a country.

By setting this against the back drop of three different men in the history of Mahmouds family you get to see how each of them struggled with who they were and how they would manage to go beyond this and become a stronger family.

At first I wasn't totally sure how all of these stories were going to intersect or even come together to what they did. I am so glad that I was able to read this in advance and can say that this is another amazing LGBTQIA+ and Own Voices novel from Nazemain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship