Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Tam, gdzie las spotyka się z niebem by Glendy Vanderah

20 reviews

readwithev's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.0

I thought it was interesting that Ursa was so smart; she used her imagination and love of astronomy to cope with trauma. Separating herself from her mom’s murder by create a second identity makes sense psychologically and it was an interesting twist. The ending was very satisfying. I was worried Ursa would end of with a foster family that wouldn’t understand her. I also enjoyed Jo and Gabe’s love story. It didn’t feel too rushed and awkward. Gabe’s complicated family secret seemed like a strange addition to the story at first but I realized it helped Jo and Gabe develop courage, empathy, and understanding for others.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

cin19's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

ka_ke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Where the Forest Meets the Stars is the a wonderfully safe read. If you’re in the mood for something full of hope, found family and trauma-recovery this is the book for  you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

jo_lzr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

martynelson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mfrank's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Honestly gave one star just for Ursa. I thought she was a sweet child throughout and the only character I actually enjoyed reading about. I couldn't stand Jo at all. She was incredibly hypocritical and very good at making herself the victim in every situation. Her character was also incredibly flip-floppy. By the end, it felt like we were reading about an entirely different character than we started off with. And not in a good, character development way, but more like Jo changed to fit whatever dramatic thing was happening and whatever reaction the author felt like they needed in that moment. For somebody who expected a lot out of people, she never gave much in return. She constantly guilt-tripped Gabe about being upset at finding out he was the child of an affair and tried to make him feel bad for being angry with his family about keeping that from him and for having depression and being somewhat traumatized by the way he found out about the affair and the way he had to keep it secret. That affair totally changed the way he viewed himself, his family, and his place in the family and she gave him absolutely no grace for. And anytime he tried to call her out for her lack of empathy and her hypocrisy, she would throw the fact that her parents had died and that she would give anything to have them again and would let them do anything if only they were still with her back in his face. She called him out multiple times for being unfair and treating her poorly, but never apologized to him for anytime she was the same. Instead, he would have to apologize to how he reacted to her. I honestly was so angry with Jo for most of the book. The ending was the only thing I liked about her and, honestly, that's because she was a completely different character at that point. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, and Violence

laurs44's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

THIS BOOK IS ON KINDLE UNLIMITED READ IT NOW - happened to be scrolling through Kindle Unlimited read the description of this book and thought "ehh why not give it a shot?". I LOVE LOVE LOVED this book, it is realistic fiction but surprisingly unique. The characters are so beautifully flawed and I just loved it. As a book on Kindle Unlimited it went above and beyond my expectations. BE WARNED you will not be able to put this book down!!  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Violence

katefinman7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The author of the book has obviously never experienced mental illness, making her attempt to cover the topic poorly executed. Other than that though, it's a cute book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness