Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Sur le vif by Elizabeth Acevedo

43 reviews

emilyhv's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

katelynprice'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

I loved Emoni, BabyGirl, 'Buela, the reliable educators, and this lovely coming-of-age story. This is a lovely example of an engrossing character-driven story. I loved getting a glimpse at Emoni's struggles as a teen mom, especially co-parenting. There were also some really good historical and cultural insights about the Caribbean islands. Of course, I can't leave out the descriptions of food and Spain that made me want to cook while simultaneously booking a flight. I will read anything Elizabeth Acevedo writes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, Medical content, and Death of parent

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol

teacher_mara's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

One of the best books I've ever read. Poetic language adds to the relatable characters and interesting plot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

mysterymom40's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Slavery, Vomit, Abortion, Colonisation, and Classism

kirstenf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation

srhi96's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

It used the phrase “I let go of a breath I didn’t realize I was holding” 1 too many times. Which is to say 3 times in total. It is fast paced though and I loved the characters for the most part. It is an easy read and if you just need to get out of a slump I recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Abortion

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Sexual content, and Classism

amykuc's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

I'm trying to curtail my book buying (ha!). But I listened to this one on audio and then needed my own copy. There was some beautiful descriptions and quotes that I wanted to be able to keep.

Emoni Santiago is balancing a job, a daughter, and her senior year of high school. This year the school is offering some special elective classes, and one of them is a culinary class-Emoni's passion. The highlight of this class is a week-long educational trip to Spain.  Emoni meets a new classmate, Mateo, who is adding a new thing to balance. She wants so badly to give her daughter a different life than she has and also has huge trust issues, stemming back to her father who left her with her abuela while he returned to the Dominican Republic after her mother's death during childbirth.

It was so easy to be inside Emoni's brain as she tries to figure out what she wants for her life instead of what others want for her. Watching the journey from her distrust of men to the realizations she has come to by the end are so hopeful.

The characters in this book are seniors in high school. Be aware that language and sexual content is appropriate for high school students.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content