Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

13 reviews

rcarr14's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Police brutality, and Dementia

augustinedreams'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Very dark and intense. I was invested from page 1. This book is a great psychological thriller with lots of plots twists. Yet somehow, also gives social commentary on POC specifically women of color.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism

miranda_redmond's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Dementia, and Abortion

amandas_bookshelf's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Dementia, Abortion, Murder, and Abandonment

leahrosiee's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Dementia, and Stalking

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Classism

merebear87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Racism, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Police brutality

lesbegays's review against another edition

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

2.75

a few days ago my eyes were in a lot of pain but i wanted to read a thriller, so i checked this out as an audiobook from
my library completely at random, not even reading the description. the themes and concepts touched on in here are extremely compelling. i love a good critique of capitalism and exploration of the way race, trauma, and class interact, though (unlike some of the reviews i’ve seen) i actually wish there was MORE and that it went more in depth. 
this didn’t work too well for me as a thriller, tbh. somehow i find it both too slow and too fast paced. it almost felt like there were starts and stops in the tension, and i like more of a slow burn, steady increase in tension, with a lot of access to a character’s psyche. while we got a lot of introspection, the narrative voice still felt pretty distant and ellice never came together as a complete character to me.  i think this is just a case of a concept that is very suited to my taste executed in a way that isn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Dementia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

sarah984's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

This book was okay: it had some exciting scenes and interesting side characters, but some of the main character's decisions were just unbelievable

(you're a corporate attorney who hates cops and is actively trying to hide a past murder accusation and you don't lawyer up before you go to the police station?? Girl.)

and it got a bit over the top towards the end. Not a bad debut though. I'm looking forward to seeing more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Dementia, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Suicide, Antisemitism, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

abookandaspotoftea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Dementia, and Gaslighting

samchase112's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

My first ever thriller, and it was a fantastic one! Ellice Littlejohn was such an interesting, well-drawn character, and the mystery twisty and compelling. Often the characters and situations became broader than needed, but for a first thriller I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Murder