Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

4 reviews

ruaruarua's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

blackcatkai's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.5

CW: death, implied-suicide, drug/alcohol abuse, overdose, rape, underage sex work (mentioned), cheating, grief, mental illness, trauma

This was a pretty great start to LaCour's entry into the adult fiction world. It does cover a lot of heavy topics, so take any content/trigger warnings seriously before diving in. With the way the blurb sounded, I DID think it'd be a little more focused on the two MC's coming together than it actually was.

This is mainly a contemporary literary fiction novel about two women's lives and the trauma & experiences they go through throughout their lives before those lives intersect. it touches on them together in a couple points (similar to Normal People by Sally Rooney), but it focuses a lot more on their individual events without each other. I found the pacing in the middle to be a bit slow, but it had a strong beginning and ending and I ultimately was rooting for them.

I hope LaCour continues to dive into the adult fiction world, I will absolutely continue reading her work. I was just expecting a little more here & was honestly a bit confused in points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism

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

imstephtacular's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Classism