Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Slay by Brittney Morris

12 reviews

katelynprice's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I'm pretty sure that this book made me start playing video games again. The world-building in the game SLAY is immersive and truly remarkable. I loved this reading experience and the themes of this novel, but I had trouble setting aside some of my disbelief with the MC and her secrecy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

mythian's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

cookiecat73's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

kstericker's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

fantasyshelves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

libss's review against another edition

medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

bookowllover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, and Death

Minor: Gun violence and Violence

_thelitlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.50 stars
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TW; Racism, Racial Slurs, Toxic Relationship, Death, Cancer, Child Death, Violence, Gun Violence
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Going into Slay I wasn't really sure what to expect, I had been putting this one off for so long. Kiera is your average seventeen-year-old but by night, she turns into a game developer and SLAY player Emerald. I really enjoyed the endless representation, pop-culture references, and some of the message behind this book. I didn't really enjoy how unrealistic the book felt at times especially the whole creation of the game itself. 

When a young boy winds up dead due to a dispute in-game, Kiera's world comes crashing down - everyone wants her to be held responsible for a game that seems to be targeted towards black gamers. When it seems as a player infiltrates the game and threatens to sue Kiera, she must spring into action to save everything she's ever worked on. 

One of the things I liked most about this book was the dialogue and the interaction between characters, although, I must say I really disliked Malcolm and found his views to be a little out there. I would highly suggest this book as it does hit on very difficult topics and subject matter that should be acknowledged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

azaliz's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

it's an amazing book! Full of Black culture and love and power.

It also shows Black women in STEM! People exploring who they are thanks to videogames (including trans and non-binary folks)! And just, people basking in a world where they can be themselves and not oppressed <3
There's also some very real discourse about what it means to be Black nowadays, the weight of history and prejudice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Stalking

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Murder

Minor: Transphobia

anacereading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Death of parent