Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

El año de gracia by Kim Liggett

2 reviews

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Pregnancy, Suicide, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Child abuse, Deportation, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gore, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Fire/Fire injury

megan_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this. The start was slow but it progressed better towards the end. All of the characters are well rounded. At first it felt a bit TOO handmaids tale/hunger games esque but I feel like it lost that towards the end and felt more original. Although there were a lot of characters, they all had individual personalities and they didn’t get mixed around in my head like they sometimes can. Everyone was lovable and well rounded. A true piece of feminist fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Lesbophobia, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicide