Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Girl on Fire by Andrew Weiner, Alicia Keys

8 reviews

lilacs4b's review

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Abandonment

mobymaize's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

Not personally my cup of tea, but still really enjoyable! Good superhero story that’s not by Marvel or DC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

midnightmarauder's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

As a fan of Alicia Keys, I really enjoyed this book. The storyline was entertaining and it was nice to see how Lolo grew into her own person and learned to stand up for herself. 

One thing I would've wanted to see more in the story is how

Spoiler

Lolo's mom left. It's alluded that she left because of her powers (and it was also slightly confirmed in the epilogue as she leaves her family again), but I wish that Alicia and Andrew would've gone in depth about it. She basically comes back to see her husband and children briefly, then leaves them all over again. That's weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Abandonment

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death, Blood, Cancer, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

emily_mh's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I was blown away by this graphic novel! It was incredible how much was packed, and packed well, into the story. There was great character development, not only for the MC, but for side characters too. The plot was compelling and read like any great superhero story. The art style was cool and made the action, of which there was a lot, easy to follow. I docked a half star because I felt like Eric and Samantha got easy, undeserved redemption arcs, and the storyline regarding Lolo and James’ mum was a little half-baked. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Police brutality, Racism, Gun violence, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Ableism, Drug abuse, Murder, Cancer, Medical content, Abandonment, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

Minor warnings for menstruation, loss of a loved one Moderate warning for explosion. Graphic warning for blackmail. 1 HP reference. Use of the ableist m-slur.

rai's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment

faduma's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Abandonment, and Bullying

raethereviewer's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.5

I feel like this would be a great read for teens. The plot is a bit dark but I really liked the MC Lolo Wright. This would probably be good for fans of DC comics. I will say that some of the exposition was a little much and I wish it had been a series instead of a standalone.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction