Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Brooms by Jasmine Walls

6 reviews

robinks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.75

Don’t read the inside jacket or the book’s description on here if you don’t want spoilers! The representation in this book was great, though the art wasn’t really my style. The best part was the epilogue.

The creator’s note explained why there were some things left unexplained (like how Billie Mae harnessed the lightning power), but it didn’t make sense to me that Luella got her powers back in the end and then didn’t use them?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Hate crime, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Transphobia

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Chronic illness, Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

ms_elchert's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Homophobia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

Moderate: Police brutality and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

This was so beautiful and I want more stories in this world!! The one complaint I have is that the little girls didn't get much character development. But it was so fun to read and the art is amazing. The author clearly did a lot of research and takes diversity in a variety of forms seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Dysphoria

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Grief

hmbrokaw's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Intersectionality, fighting systemic injustice, found family, magic, mischievous youths, gorgeous illustrations and the power of girlhood— what’s not to love? A perfect recipe of all the things I adore

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Racism

Minor: Hate crime and Physical abuse

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, and Violence