Reviews tagging 'Child death'

This Town Is on Fire by Pamela N. Harris

3 reviews

imstephtacular's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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aformeracceleratedreader's review

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

Overall really enjoyed this one. The characters could be frustrating but I have to remember they are teens and teens do a lot of stuff that doesn't make sense as an adult.
Really enjoyed Naomi's journey of discovery and embracing her blackness while navigating through the things her white friends said/did that were racist. 
I mainly disliked the romance aspect between Naomi, who is a high school girl, and a college boy. I don't like college kids having romantic situations with high schoolers as a general things. I don't think his age was ever given (so he could've been 19), but I would've preferred her having a high school love interest (so her age, 17 going on 18) instead of a college one.
I honestly didn't expect the twist and did really like the ending. There were some resolutions that were good and gave the reader some hope.
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challenging 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? Yes

3.75

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