Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

220 reviews

frida_epilogo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

alexsian29's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

lizzyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Written in verse, needs a bit to get into, really tense in the end but with a powerful female moment. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

ktbentsen9's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

pages_with_a_preoccupied_prin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

One of the most beautiful books I've ever read.
This book was beautifully written, the verse the story was told through made it even more amazing.
The topics tackled in the story covered grief, sisterhood and coming of age in two very different locations. I devoured this and am so obsessed with it. I loved it so much, I can't even put it into words right now. I would read it again, and again, and again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

dhatislandbookworm's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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? No

5.0

Elizabeth Acevedo, I’m sorry I was unfamiliar with your pen. 

 

This was my first Acevedo novel and she has an auto buy reader in me. 

 

Acevedo was able to convey the raw, honest grief of Camino and Yahaira, two girls who have to reckon with the reality that they did not truly know their father in the face of tragedy. 

 

Camino and Yahaira are two fleshed out, compelling characters that you can’t help but sympathize with as they navigate betrayal, identity, complex family dynamics, class disparity, and more in the aftermath of their father’s death. 

 

Each chapter is a punch to the gut as Acevedo captures both girls’ journeys with distinct, memorable prose. I was so enamored that when it was over, I wanted more. 

 

This is a novel-in-verse that I listened to this on audio, which was fantastic, but I will be re-reading physically to capture the full effect of Acevedo’s writing. 

 

Clap When You Land is an absolute masterpiece and I will be recommending it for years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity and Stalking

Minor: Trafficking

bessadams's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer and Trafficking

mshir089's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer

bookish_jlp's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking