Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

55 reviews

sicilyjoy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Body shaming, Drug use, Colonisation, Fatphobia, and Drug abuse

lulusreads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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

3.5

I really enjoyed this book, I didn’t know much about the Filipino culture so it was fun to see the similarities with my own Brazilian culture but mixed with some Asian influences. The multiple Tias/ God Mother’s, close friends, etc. it brought up all the feelings I feel when I’m around my own family. & I loveddd all the food recipes 😍

Spoiler

however I think the way Derek died was kind of dumb. I liked how fast it happened which got me hooked from the beginning, but all the people involved just made it weird. Like he started messing with drugs but also ppl that don’t like him started poisoning him? So he was diabetic but that wasn’t the issue, he got nicotine poisoning, & was being secretly dosed by arsenic. Mr.Long was clever with framing the MC’s family.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Body shaming

laurataylor's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Murder, Drug abuse, Death, and Death of parent

meaghanpal's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This is a low 3.5. I am rounding up because I loved reading about a fellow Filipino family. I haven’t read a book like this before. I found the portrayal of the Titas and cousins very realistic. Also the food descriptions had my mouth watering and I liked the inclusion of recipes at the back of the book.

The reason for the low-ish rating: The book was a bit predictable and I do wish there was more love triangle drama. I hope to read that in future books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Medical trauma, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming and Domestic abuse

merebear87's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Body shaming, Xenophobia, Addiction, Murder, and Drug abuse

ethuiliel's review against another edition

medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Confinement

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Blood, Cursing, Grief, and Death of parent

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Ableism

Minor: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Racism, Classism, and Sexism

hannahs_library_'s review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse and Homophobia

ednam0dewannabe's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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: Death, Murder, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, and Blood

Minor: Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

smagzisreading's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Blood