Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

17 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Abandonment, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, and Drug use

mattyb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Death, Grief, and Drug use

Moderate: Car accident, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit, this book is amazing. I cried and was taken by surprise at the twist at the end. I was just as confused as Moth until everything was explained. I've never read anything from this author, but wow, I need to read more from her 1000%. 
I had no clue what this book was about upon picking it up and didn't know it was in-verse as well. I have nothing bad to say about it.  I think I'll have to reread it again after completing it since I know the ending and how it changes things with the new knowledge.
I will say it could be triggering to some (I was in a pretty serious car accident when I was 18, and the mention/descriptions of the one in the book kind of brought some of the trauma back but not enough for me to stop me from reading or have a negative reaction while reading. it could be different for others) and recommend checking content warnings just in case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts

yadira315's review against another edition

emotional sad

• 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

At this point anything that this woman writes, I will read. This book broke my heart. It was so beautiful and so sad all at the same time, because you have beautiful descriptive prose throughout the book. The two main characters have such a unique relationship with each other, and they each go on their own journey of self discovery, constantly supporting each other. Amber McBride has such an easy way of storytelling. You are constantly just turning the page because you wanna keep on going to find out what’s going to happen next and when I tell you, your jaw is going to drop when you get to the end of this book, prepare to be crying. I love stories that teach me history and folklore about things I do not know, so I really did learn about the Navajo and Hoodoo in the story. I highly recommend! 

Content warning: Grief, Physical Abuse, Car Accident, Bullying 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism and Bullying

snarkandspark'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: Death and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Bullying

bookrokosmos's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying and Racism

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, Colonisation, Grief, and Death of parent

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse and Mental illness

michellestoll's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Death

rtaire's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

I struggled with the YA aspects of this novel, but that's a me problem since I'm not a huge fan of YA teenage/high school drama. Otherwise, this is beautifully written and the haunting language and imagery made me reconsider how I view the world. The ending blew me away and will linger with me for days -- if not years -- to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Minor: Bullying, Genocide, Hate crime, and Drug use