Reviews tagging 'Violence'

This Town Is on Fire by Pamela N. Harris

4 reviews

imstephtacular's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Police brutality and Murder

fizzy_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

missrosymaplemoth's review

4.5

A contemporary novel that deals with racism among a friend group in a small town. It showed what teen activism can look like. Three main character, Naomi, comes to realize that a lot of what goes on around her- mainly her friend Kylie’s and Kylie’s family’s behavior- is racist. The ending felt anticlimactic. Still, I would recommend this to YA readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying and Classism