Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sanctuary by Abby Sher, Paola Mendoza

23 reviews

adnaw06's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

niquee3317's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

literaryliz98's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Death of parent, and Deportation

mgspray's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Deportation

Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, and Trafficking

adearajean's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Felt like this book was good but hard to read. Good character development but emotional and a little repetitive. A little one note in places. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and Deportation

Minor: Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

lcl_reads's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

One thing I will say about this book is that I do not think it should be marked as young adult. While the main character is a teenage, it tackles some pretty traumatic events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Abandonment, and Deportation

Moderate: Trafficking and Murder

joisaddler's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, and Deportation

lara2301's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Deportation

maevedora's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Cursing and Blood

paigereitz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

5.0

Damn. This book was intense and hard and important. A near-set dystopian future in which Americans are chipped and undocumented immigrants are hunted by the government. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Deportation

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood