Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson

24 reviews

elinmln's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Death of parent

erikawynn's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

I loved You Should See Me in a Crown but insta-love storylines are really not for me! I feel like it would have been stronger if Olivia and Toni remained broken up and Olivia realized she needs to learn to take romantic relationships more slowly and not take her friends for granted .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cultural appropriation

amabel_xo's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

spaghettireads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted sad medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

noyastan's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

mayenk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted

• 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

I really liked this book, I have read the author's other books and look forward to anything else she writes. This book is upbeat and bright while talking about dark subjects and other topics with nuance. I kinda wanted the story to go on but I am okay with where the story ends.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Mass/school shootings

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Mass/school shootings

betweentheshelves's review

emotional hopeful 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

3.5

I have mixed feelings about this book. It didn't grab me like <i>You Should See Me in a Crown</i> did, but this is also a different story and a totally different kind of book. Yes, there was still a great romance and I loved that aspect of the story. Leah Johnson is great at writing character. Maybe I just wasn't a huge fan of the setting? I don't know! I'll have to give it more thought.

There were some plot points that I also didn't think were really needed for this particular story. I would have been fine with the book just focusing on Toni and Olivia's relationship and how it evolved over the weekend. The rest of the stuff going on with the festival kind of took away from that, and I wish that it hadn't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, and Toxic friendship

melaniereadsbooks's review

lighthearted fast-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

4.0

This was a fun and cute contemporary that dealt with some deeper topics! I really enjoyed Olivia as a character. She very much morphs her own personality to the people she is around which is so relatable, but I love that she decides to just be herself throughout the events of this book and the way it pays off for her. Great, cute, sapphic, coming of age novel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

turtlebrainlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, and Toxic friendship