Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Balloon Thief by Aneesa Marufu

3 reviews

farfetched's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

A fantastic debut novel, it leaps right into tackling racism, prejudice and discrimination. Khadija definitely got her chance to shine, and I loved that this book made a point of saying that racial discrimination is not the only kind that exists. There is a prominent transgender character who is respected by the main characters and the narrative. I never quite knew how it was going to end, or that anyone was safe until the end of the book, the action running right up until the end, but didn't feel that rushed in my opinion. I'm looking forward to the sequel! 
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queergoth_reads's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I found this quite slow in the beginning and honestly I wasn't really enjoying it. It was good but I was struggling. Then I got half way through and it all kicked off. I could not put it down. Overall it ended up being a very satisfying. Worth sticking with it. 
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rackle's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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