Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

As de picas by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

621 reviews

matidareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

jennlikesreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

Wow. The mystery of this book was absolutely thrilling. While a lot of readers seemed to dislike Chiamaka, I thoroughly enjoyed her character along with Devon. I felt that they had very different lives and distinct personalities which I can appreciate in a multiple POV book. Their characters also felt very realistic from their home dynamic to their school dynamic. 

The reason why I gave this series a 3.5 is because once the mystery was revealed it’s not that I was disappointed it just felt very under explained. I felt that there was really no explanation to what happened to the school especially since the issue was brought to the public’s attention (I thought the epilogue was satisfying). More than that, I don’t feel the story with Belle and Martha was concluded enough, it left me feeling confused. 

HOWEVER there was a lot that I enjoyed about this book, it spoke on very important topics such as systemic racism and eugenics. The story was told in a creative and very disturbing way that will leave you feeling unsettled. I enjoyed this book despite how it all went down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, and Stalking

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Toxic friendship

handove's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

i have so much i want to say about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

ja_mehess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Suicide attempt, and Outing

logsbooklog's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

i ended up liking this a good bit. the writing is brisk and easy to get through and the story is gripping enough to see it through to the end. it’s a solid thriller although a lot of the twists are pretty obvious even from the start.
where i think this book falters is in the first 100 pages where the story is pretty cliche. the drama is very much tea but it’s tea that we’ve seen many times before in stories like pretty little liars. while it does ultimately serve to subvert these tropes, i feel like it could have had more creative setups for the payoff to be even better. 
i also think that by the end the book starts to struggle under the weight of its premise. the message is clear and it’s powerful, but the amount of necessary suspension of disbelief becomes too high towards the end. i ended up feeling like it was a little ridiculous just how few genuine people these kids had in their life.

it felt like every single character had to be tied into the overarching mystery when the book really needed some levity of even just 1 or 2 friends or partners who were outsiders. especially chiamaka, who by the end of the book seems to have no one at all compared to devon which results in the payoff feeling kind of uneven.

overall, i think this is a good time with a strong message about race, even if it falls short in a couple areas. i’d definitely recommend it especially for people who may not mind the problems i had as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Car accident and Suicide attempt

charlx_otte's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

I wish I could give this more than 5 stars 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

I have no words. I cannot believe this was a debut.

whosgina's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt

megmccreery's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

I've truly never read anything like this before, and I was actually scared and had my jaw on the floor several times! Great social commentary with a plot that keeps you hooked. I would recommend reading the TWs since there are several social issues addressed that could be hard for some to read. Read this!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, and Abandonment

no_this_is_patrick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood and Car accident

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail