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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

132 reviews

crondeau_yvr's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

My feelings about this book are complicated. Queenie is such a mess and makes such terrible decisions but how much of these were do to family and society. I’m not sure I liked her much at the beginning, but then started to see why and how she spiralled out of control. 

The amount of racism and injustice was eye opening. I’m not sure I have the courage to watch the TV series. I would like to see more of Kyazike though. She was a hoot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual violence

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

kjanet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

This story is one of learning how to love yourself. You CANNOT love others, or have others properly love you, if you do not already love yourself. Completely. I am glad that in the end, she is learning to do that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

shaynicole's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexual harassment

estherk809's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness

lucymcdougall's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

googie_puvdan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

5.0

Not only is Queenie relatable, but she's a necessary character. We need more representations and stories like Queenie's, where it's not a neat and tidy packaged story in 300 pages; she's real. And I wish I'd had access to her stories, and stories like this, when I was younger. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

quasinaut's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

Oh, this is a complicated book to rate and review, because Queenie is a complicated character to read about. 

I appreciated seeing the development of Queenie and her relationships with her friends, her grandparents, aunt, and cousin, her mother, her boss, and the men in her life - and how each of them respected (or didn't) Queenie's boundaries and choices, while at the same time we get glimpses of how other characters' lives are going and what roles Queenie plays. 

Is she a good friend? Is she a good daughter and granddaughter? Is she a good worker? Nothing is so black and white, good and bad, of course, but I was rooting for Queenie, even when she seemed determined to make destructive decisions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Police brutality

april_98's review

challenging reflective tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual violence

Minor: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

sofiam19's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage