Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

28 reviews

decklededgess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

trigger warnings: murder, assault, domestic abuse, toxic relationship, medical content, gore

I knew this would be a mind fuck but damn not like that. Morality over family loyalty, an objective crime versus alleged crimes against women, men being men versus the wrath of a woman, there's SO MUCH.

Anyways, I support women's rights but more importantly I support women's wrongs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

michelle_het's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

botlump's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

litokeland's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

sheryl_reads's review against another edition

dark lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

carissa230's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.25

 Korede has always been there to dispose of the bodies for her sister Ayoola. Her sister seems to get into a lot of relationships with men that suddenly turn violent, which forces her to clean up the mess.
Korede is slightly torn about this arrangement, she doesn't really believe that her sister is protecting herself, but its her sister.

Ayoola is beautiful and loveable, making men fall for her instantly. When Ayoola shows interest in Korede's boss Korede is suddenly concerned about what her sister does.

The book was compelling to read, but the main character was frustrating. It should have been clear what her sister was doing, but Korede chose to ignore the obvious to protect her sister. Ayoola for her part seemed to only really care about Korede. The care could have been because of family loyalty or because Korede always cleaned up her problems, but she did seem to care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Medical content

librariangeorgia's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

cdiddy's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Didn’t like the ending but still a wild ride. Would have liked to have known more about the characters' motivations and for more than one character to have a backbone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder