Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

6 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

I LOVED ‘Front Desk’, so when I saw ‘Finally Seen’ at the library I knew I had to read it 🥰

Lina is delightful. All of the characters (even Jessica) have humanity and that makes me smile 🥹

FUCK BOOK BANNING THOUGH 😂

4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Grief

scarlett_f's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Book banning

lettuce_read's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A+ Realistic middle grade fiction with a timely message about the importance of diverse books, the misguided intents of book banning (based on a true event), and the power of graphic novels. Lina is a middle schooler trying to find her feet in a new life as an immigrant, daughter, big sister, long-distance granddaughter, friend, English learner, artist, bath bomb designer, graphic novel enthusiast, and voice against selfishly ill-informed xenophobic censorship. It's … a lot. But she handles it with courage, some excellent help, and humor in a story that's relatable, revelatory, and entertaining. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Death and Miscarriage

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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: Bullying and Racism

Moderate: Grief and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

TW: toxic masculinity (countered), parental neglect, mentions death of a grandparent and divorce