Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen

6 reviews

dmdeacon's review

challenging

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, and Sexual assault

spacerkip's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

 Brutal and disturbing, and delightfully fast-paced. I found Sarah to be ruthless and clever, and her reactions to everything that happened to her wholly human. A teenager forced to adapt to horrible situations, but in heartbreaking moments, still just a kid.

Expected warnings for antisemitism, violence, and fascism, but HUGE tw for child abuse and attempted (but unsuccessful) and referenced CSA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Genocide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny and Panic attacks/disorders

mp_1018's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

srukumar's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Genocide, Hate crime, Incest, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is probably the best book I’ve read this year. It is incredibly dark and though I should have expected this from a book set in Nazi Germany, I didn’t. There are horrors mentioned in this book that I don’t want to imagine, but the writing is so good that it is impossible not to. The character of Sarah was interesting and conflicting. I thought her inner turmoil between being what she needed to be vs who she was was very interesting. Action was well written, the characters were interesting and I was wholly invested in Sarah’s story. I look forward to reading the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization