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Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

25 reviews

lbarnobirobinson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

At first I was like "YA? 😒" but after staying up late to read the second half of this book, I'm now heartbroken

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Classism

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Infertility, Racism, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Dementia

lorraine19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely heart wrenching. The realism of this book just made it that much more tragic. It will make you uncomfortable. It talks about difficult issues surrounding race, homophobia, early sexualization, and abuse. But that's what makes this book important. Honestly have had few books that have impacted me in such a way. 
Not for the faint hearted. Difficult but important read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Excrement, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Vomit

Not blatant racism perse but systematic racism/classism, neglect, some discussion on child services/police

ms_read's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

For me, the jumping through different time periods was confusing. However, when I reached the end I finally understood the need for it.
It’s a heavy hitter of a novel. Bringing you up close and personal with what the characters have gone through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Alcohol

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

ok i cannot rate this bc i read the book timeline wrong GJFDHJGSKGFHKSDJFHJKS thats a me issue but its pretty well written. the story keeps you wanting to continue it and everything is foreshadowed really well. please check trigger warnings if you feel you need it this is not a light story. super super emotional i think the author's really good at writing i just feel like i didn't gel with the plot as much bc of the darkness of it which is a me problem not a book problem.

ok spoiler i am not a massive fan of the mental break plot twist it just feels kind of. overdone?? to me but it was forshadowed well so i'm not nearly as annoyed as i mightve been and also i feel sick after reading that. also feel so angry at so many of the adults and im assuming thats intentional because this is very much a story about adults who leave kids to do the heavy lifting and i am so angry hJKFDSYAJHKFGDSHJA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

nightlight_reader's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Well, that was not at all what I expected! This is not my favorite book by Jackson, mostly because of the back and forth time structure that was somewhat difficult to follow. I think the plot was shocking, revolting, and honest and the characters were gritty and real. This story would be a good read for hesitant teen readers because of its’ short chapters and engaging content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mycatmycatandme's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Excrement and Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit

w3nda1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

saoirse_the_thespian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t sleep after reading it. Definitely not for the light of heart and you should check the trigger warnings. I loved it so much, but I don’t know if I’ll be rereading it soon because it was not a light read in terms of content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Homophobia

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit