careinthelibrary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Hate crime, Racism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Death, Grief, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Animal death, Bullying, and Physical abuse
1vy_booklover'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
4.5
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Blood, Gun violence, and Alcohol
A little scaryvasha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Police brutality, Grief, Bullying, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Murder, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Animal cruelty, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Animal death
f18's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, and Police brutality
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Gun violence, and Racism
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence
drowningadoras'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Violence, Racism, Bullying, and Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Gun violence
Minor: Animal death, Slavery, and Murder
allison_reads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Grief, and Hate crime
Moderate: Bullying and Gun violence
Minor: Blood and Murder
ceallaighsbooks'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? Yes
4.75
“All of that is what makes us Gullah Geechee people who we are. If no one tells the stories anymore, if no one learns the magic anymore, our ways will disappear from the world. Then all we’ll have is what the people think of us.” He bent his head to look both me and Jay in the eyes. “And how important is what other people think of us?”
“History, Thomas, is the story of who we are. And sometimes, Negro history is told by people who don’t think we’re important. People who don’t think we make a difference in the world.” She gazed around the class then, like she was making a point to look at each one of us. “But we do matter. What we think matters. Our voices matter. And our stories matter too much to let someone else tell them. People need to know that.”
“I walked up to the marsh, a place that had held such fascination and fun and fear for me, and placed my feet at the edge of the water. Here was where I had almost lost everything, even my life, but it was also the place where I found that I was connected to the people who loved me. And it didn’t matter that some of them might be gone for now. I was here, and I would remember them, always.”
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Racism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Hate crime