Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

15 reviews

takeaim's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? No

4.0

You'll find yourself rooting for Jo Kuan, a Chinese-American teen orphan living in 1890s Atlanta. The daily cruelty and injustice of Jo's life is heartbreaking, but she refuses to break. Writing anonymously as Miss Sweetie, a newspaper advice columnist, Jo shakes up the status quo of a society made up of the haves, have-nots and the never-will-haves. The backlash jeopardizes Jo's carefully protected existence, but being Miss Sweetie could also answer her one question: What happened to her parents?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Hate crime, Classism, and Abandonment

ko_rax's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood and Sexual harassment

elisabeth_li's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Love this book! This author is amazing, and I enjoy many of her works

Spoiler

I especially like how the main character’s romantic relationship is a subplot, and does not take away from her firey spirit

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Racism

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infidelity

hillarym's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment and Rape

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

summerif's review against another edition

emotional reflective

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Sexual harassment, Infidelity, and Rape

tak_everlasting's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment

quasinaut's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

Slow build, but ultimately really enjoyed it! Everything came together in the end -- perhaps too conveniently?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment

bandysbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the story of a young Chinese woman trying to find her place in the early 1900s South. She must deal with racism, not fitting in, financial struggles, and familial struggles while trying to figure out who she is and what she wants from life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abandonment, Classism, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

4.25

I loved this book! The voice of the protagonist Jo was truly endearing, and I loved the twists and turns of the narrative. Also, it's rare to see books about Asian Americans' presence in the South. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Misogyny, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia

lynching, hanging, misogynoir