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Lucky Boy
by Shanthi Sekaran
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
Oh my god this book was amazing. Heartbreaking, and terrible, and complicated, but so so amazing. I'd recommend it to anyone. It was devastating and beautiful and I don't have better words to describe it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Abortion
Minor: Slavery, Blood, Islamophobia, Stalking, Abandonment
Minor spoilers ahead: the child death is not a main character and is fairly minor in the scheme of the book, but it's also horrifying and violent and it really really got me. So. Fair warning if that's something that could affect you.