a poignant discussion of identity, allyship, and the complications of family. isabella's voice was so rich and powerful. if only the million plo3.50 ★
a poignant discussion of identity, allyship, and the complications of family. isabella's voice was so rich and powerful. if only the million plot threads hadn't gotten so tangled in the end.
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[racism and colourism discussed, racial microaggressions (on-page), hate crime, parental divorce (theme), panic attack & trauma (secondary character), lynchings discussed, police brutality & violence, hospitalisation for a gunshot wound, minor blood & injury depiction, and minor bullying
Context: The protagonist's best friend finds a noose in her school locker. It's implied a white student put it there after their class learned about historical lynchings (possibly because of their discussions, maybe due to her parent's involvement in Black community support groups). Later, she has a panic attack when a noose appears on the TV during a sleepover. The protagonist's teenage step-brother is pulled over by the police and tackled to the ground by three officers. They suspect him of robbing a bank and question him. They force the protagonist, an 11-year-old Black girl, out of his car. A female officer shoots her when she reaches into her pocket to call their parents. (hide spoiler)].
▷ Representation: Black mixed race protagonist; Black scs.
My least favourite of the series, tbh; probably as I expected a novella rather than a novelette. I'll happily take 42 more books in this series 3.75 ★
My least favourite of the series, tbh; probably as I expected a novella rather than a novelette. I'll happily take 42 more books in this series though. One of my favourite worlds.
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[abuse of workers discussed, serious physical injury and presumed forthcoming death of a sister, mass death in a factory fire (arson) (hide spoiler)].
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[racism and white supremacy (theme), trauma, grief and loss depiction4.00 ★
p. djèlí clark is a genius. brilliant.
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[racism and white supremacy (theme), trauma, grief and loss depiction, death of a friend (on-page), death of parents and brother by lynching recounted, graphic body horror, murder, cannibalism, gun violence, fire (hide spoiler)].
▷ Representation: Black protagonists & scs; sapphic secondary character.
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[slavery, fatmisia, threats of rape & dubious consent, alcohol consumption (on-page), blood, gore and injury depiction including dead bodies and nonconsensual amputation, emesis, grief & loss depiction, disappearance and presumed death of a sister recounted, murder, whipping, fire, and animal death (on-page, crocodile).
*Context: Demons are enslaved by humans by magical forces which render them completely at the mercy of their masters. The plotline follows the hero and heroine joining together to rescue all the demons. The heroine is confronted with bandits who threaten sexual violence when they attack, The heroine is mourning her younger sister who disappeared when they were children. (hide spoiler)].
▷ Representation: Cinnamon (mc) is Black; lesbian sc.
➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[slavery discussed, alcohol consumption (wine), blood, gore and injury depiction including dead bodies, mutilation & eye trauma mentioned, grief and loss depiction, death of a friend (on-page), murder and attempted murder, massacres mentioned, sword, knife and axe violence, kidnapping and captivity, war themes and battles scenes (on-page), and animal death mentioned (elephant) (hide spoiler)].
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