Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

60 reviews

danahh's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Deportation

avitakaur's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

bambicat234's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

melissa_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

A realistic historical story about slavery. Dark,  difficult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bookrecsondeck's review against another edition

sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child death

mmarquis1158's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

A beautifully told story that will absolutely break your heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent

lcg527's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kendramekalle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

zviews11's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

foxowl2005's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail