Reviews tagging 'War'

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

4 reviews

bencaroline's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Trafficking

Minor: Confinement, Violence, and War

thisbookrox's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Classism

bookcasey's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

There were parts of this book I did not enjoy, not because they weren’t well written but because they were not easy. This is a bittersweet book that will tear at your heartstrings, but it’s a beautifully woven story down to the smallest details.
Do check the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and War

This book contains heavy themes, but challenging topics are references and emotional responses more than graphic representations.

Sexual violence in the form of statutory rape under additional duress.