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aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
5.0
This is a difficult story to read from our main character, Melati, struggling with her mental health to her and people she knows suffering and struggling to survive a blood filled week of violence. Although not super graphic, this story illustrates the horrors of that week in Kuala Lumpur with some detail. Alkaf also illustrates OCD pretty well especially with how mental illness is viewed in many SE Asian communities.
Def read the author's trigger/content warnings at the beginning of the book or read reviews detailing trigger/content warnings because, although it is YA, there are a lot of heavy topics and scenes.
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
sharnanigans's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
phineasjames's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War
twdlover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Xenophobia and War
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Violence
maple_dove's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Adults rarely like being told that they don't have all the answers, or worse still, that the answers they do have are all the wrong ones.
If you want to start an explosion, you light a match in the dynamite factory.
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, and Excrement
sydthereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
calamitywindpetal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual harassment
madamenovelist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
astarlia's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Themes are managed welllyonsdenprojects's review against another edition
- 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
The writer's voice and style is captivating, really putting the reader in the shoes of Melati as she attempts to navigate horrific events while finding her own strength and courage. Really, this book has multiple different stories tied up in it and I'm just blown away by how much of the conflict the author was able to portray from the eyes of those who were caught in it.
This is another book that should be taught in schools instead of some of the other garbage.
Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder