Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Yerba Buena: A Novel by Nina LaCour

97 reviews

hyperashley's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Death of parent

lezliepez's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Child death

Minor: Drug use and Death of parent

emfass's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

madysen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

juliamakena's review against another edition

Disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

kristinconnolly's review against another edition

I found that the book was really triggering and I couldn’t pick it back up after reading about the pedophilia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

angiealexa27's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.5

A read for the queer women! My only ugh about it is i wish there was more to the love story but i think the author did it on purpose, so i respect it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

aurorareads_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Ahh so much pain in this book that sometimes it made it hard to read. But truly life hits you that way sometimes and I think the way both main characters dealt with life and its challenges was realistic. Frustrating at times but realistic. 

In their universe I hope they find ways to heal together and live a happy life forever. 

Side note: I want to try Sara’s cocktails 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

theelizabethjoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

thinker04's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

The thing to keep in mind about reviews is that they are based on the state of the reader’s emotions and experiences…. With that said, it is a good story. A bit difficult to follow at first with the connection between the two main characters not coming until much later in the story. Overall, I would say it is a story about finding yourself and loving yourself before you can love anyone else.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

There’s not a lot of time spent on the inappropriate Adult/child relationship.

The main character feels they must engage in the act in order to escape a bad situation.