Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Take It Back by Kia Abdullah

6 reviews

stephabee_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

Minor: Death

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug use, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Animal cruelty/animal death relates to a swan in chapter 3. The dog in the novel remains unharmed.

book_reader_lover's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

A legal/crime thriller. A girl with a disability accuses 4 Muslim boys of rape. Zara, a Muslim lawyer turned sex advocate, helps her through the case.

The first chapter deals with the rape, then the rest of the book deals with the trial. The book was just meh to me. Not a whole lot of substance to it. We go from the rape to the trial, with the story of Zara and her struggles spread out through it.

I received this book through a Goodreads Giveaway for my honest opinion. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Hate crime and Racism

whitneyonline's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It was alllmost a 5 star favorite, but then the twist at the end happened and the more I think about it, the more I don't like it (the twist). But overall I enjoyed the book. I liked how Zara is a flawed person with vices of her own. She is frustrated and angry at her culture for what it expects of women, and thus she has a strained relationship with her family. I really like how this book addressed so many relevant, terse issues regarding rape, race, and culture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

mikki_9's review

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense 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

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

yunsq's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Islamophobia