mandkips's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
Graphic: Racism, Confinement, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Racial slurs
Minor: Rape and Pedophilia
morganperks's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Medical content, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Racism, and Violence
nova_juniper's review
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Colonisation, Confinement, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Racial slurs, Vomit, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Death
Minor: Child death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia
avabudavari'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? No
Graphic: Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexual assault and Racial slurs
carrotcake's review
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
lettuce_read's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Police brutality, Racism, Xenophobia, and Violence
azurities's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault
Spoilers for approximately halfway through the bookSpoiler
About half of the book takes place in an ICE detention facility, and the main character and her mother both experience abuse at the hands of the wardens. Another young girl confides in the main character that she was sexually assaulted at the last facility she was at.readbetweenthespine's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Blood
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault