allthat_jazz's reviews
5 reviews

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

If you want your heart ripped out. This is the book for you!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Home Body by Rupi Kaur

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5

Home Body is the third poetry book by Rupi Kaur. Divided into four parts: mind, heart, rest and awake. Rupi take us on a journey of how one can feel disconnected from themselves personally and being the journey back to one's self. This was the first book i tried the "tabbing" technique on and i may have went a little bit overboard lol. There were many poems that i personally resonated with, especially in the "heart" section of the book. Rupi definitely lets her pen flow when it comes to gender and racial equality. Her poems embody the definition of femininity and what it means to be a woman of color in America. As far as cons for this book there were times that i felt like the poems didn't flow cohesively, but i personally think that was done on purpose seeing that the theme of the poetry book was feeling disconnected and then taking the journey to become whole again. Some poems can also be very triggering because of the mentions of the triggers/content warnings above. Shout out to Rupi's therapist because i know they having a field day with her sessions because whew chile....THE TRAUMA!!!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

I don’t feel like being triggered or my coon chip being activated 🌚

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Be ready for a whole lot of hard “r”s. If you know then you know

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Please take caution to the trigger warnings of this book. While this book can be a great read, the topic and visualizations of the actions in this piece can be very triggering for most. I advice not to risk your mental health to attempt and read a book that can be very triggering.