Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

86 reviews

pacifickat's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

Enjoyable shorter read that pulled me in from start to finish. I like that it was told largely through little vingetes from the sister Korede's first-person point of view. I liked the sprinkling of reveals throughout that flip your assumptions at every turn. The ending moved it from a decent 4 to solid 4.5 stars for me. 

The audio narration by Adepero Oduye was brilliant and helped me better connect with the setting and culture of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

stellahadz's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.25

Despite its dark themes, this was a fast-paced, entertaining read. The prose is simple yet effective in capturing the essence of each character within a relatively short number of pages. I actually wish the book had been a bit longer so the ending could have tied up some loose ends, but I still really enjoyed it. It subverts expectations of its genre - it's less about the serial killer herself, and more about the narrator, her sister Korede, who feels a sense of duty and protection towards her. Ultimately, it's less a story about crime and more a story about sibling dynamics and the question of how far you would go to protect someone you love.  

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

jasecordova's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

boop123's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

 A very fast-paced yet entertaining thriller story! From an outsider’s perspective, it is understandable to think that Korede’s choice to always protect her sister despite knowing that she’s a serial killer is stupid, but it also puts to question just how far are we willing to protect the ones we love. 

It also brings up discourse on Korede’s dilemma on her sister’s misconduct (even though she’s basically an accomplice) or if she should understand where she’s coming from. Even though it’s broken into very short chapters, the author was able to precisely explain Korede’s predicament.

Also this may be just me, but I felt no ounce of sympathy for Tade lmaooo like aww that sucks he’s in jail but the way he treated Korede was so uncalled for. Like you only knew her sister for a few months TOPS know ur limits!!

Overall, loved a good fast-paced thriller and this was finally the book that broke me out of a 2 week reading slump. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

meat_muffin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.0

Absolutely INFURIATING, I hate all of them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

lauren_epub's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.75

Just a couple of codependent girlbosses doing crime 😌😌

The tension stays at a pretty consistent level throughout the book though, and I personally wanted more of a twist!!! Perhaps there was a missed opprtunity for twist(s) with

the family/father backstory

? Good writing though, and great audiobook narration!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

narbine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

That was an enjoyable read! Love this author’s writing style 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexism, Trafficking, and Classism

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Grief, and Classism

yoyoitsflo's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Actually 3.5 for me! This was something! First off I love reading a book set in Nigeria and how various aspects of Nigerian culture were infused throughout. The story is a good one, and the twist was solid. Probably predictable for some, but it was good. And the ending is a bit anti-climatic but it fits. 

Korede is a well written character, and I like a lot of the side characters too. Muhtar ❤️ 

Overall though, it was a pretty decently paced book, and I liked the short chapters. Also the background into their childhood and things with their father was pretty good too. I’m not sure this story could’ve gone in many other directions but I feel like the last little bit fell a little bit flat and left me wanting a lot more than what was given.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail