Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Slay by Brittney Morris

6 reviews

thebookpaiges's review

challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Racial slurs and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia

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

quinn22's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism

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

butyougotmysoul's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was really well written, engaging, and exciting.  There were several parts that I felt were a bit extraneous and didn't add too much to the story, but it was negligible when compared with the overall book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

thebooksanctum's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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

5.0

Incredible, just incredible. I read it in a day, learnt so much, and nearly cried multiple times! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Grief

Minor: Police brutality