Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

14 reviews

pastelmeganes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.25

The beginning had a decent premise that hooked me in in the first place. Then there was a HUGE genre change from speculative fiction/magical realism to murder mystery suspense. It made it difficult to finish at the end because it really wasnt the direction i wanted the story to go but in sure someone may like it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Animal death

Moderate: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug abuse and Chronic illness

stephsparkles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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: Cancer and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

shyleek's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm not a sci-fi reader but this alien book has me intrigued. The characters in this books were so well created and deep without feeling like I was reading character descriptions for 200 pages. A predictable read but in the way that you were pretty sure how it was going to end but knew it wasn't going to be easy to get there and wanted to go on the adventure with Gabe, Jo, and Ursa. 

I don't have triggers when I read normally but check the trigger warnings because there is some sensitive material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Animal death, Child death, Violence, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Blood, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Cancer, Medical content, and Infertility

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Terminal illness and Drug use

readwithev's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I thought it was interesting that Ursa was so smart; she used her imagination and love of astronomy to cope with trauma. Separating herself from her mom’s murder by create a second identity makes sense psychologically and it was an interesting twist. The ending was very satisfying. I was worried Ursa would end of with a foster family that wouldn’t understand her. I also enjoyed Jo and Gabe’s love story. It didn’t feel too rushed and awkward. Gabe’s complicated family secret seemed like a strange addition to the story at first but I realized it helped Jo and Gabe develop courage, empathy, and understanding for others.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Animal death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Murder

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

cin19's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

Moderate: Violence, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, and Drug use

kaleyash96's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Mental illness, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Dementia, Sexual harassment, Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Addiction, Animal death, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

ka_ke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

Where the Forest Meets the Stars is the a wonderfully safe read. If you’re in the mood for something full of hope, found family and trauma-recovery this is the book for  you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Drug abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

jo_lzr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence