Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

26 reviews

kdippel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

halcyonkathryn's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• 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: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, and Medical trauma

lady_grey_with_honey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

 Wow, this was brutal at times to read (trigger warnings for just about everything), but it was such an incredible story. I kind of wish that I had read the Author's Note first, instead of at the end, because she talks about the true stories that inspired her writing and how she started researching. This book was fast-paced with incredibly well-developed characters and a world that is described with such meticulous detail that you will be surprised when you look up from your book and realize you are actually just sitting in your living room. Even though it is painful at times to read, the stories of these characters are so, so important. I would love it if the author would turn this into a multi-generational series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, and Grief

simpleexplorations's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent

katjoyphil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

roemsy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly well-written and heartbreaking. The content warnings are abundant with this one. I was moved to tears. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Death of parent