Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

146 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Truth really is stranger than fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Slavery

m_moon's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

shaun_dh's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

passionatereader78's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense 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

4.0

If you liked Ace of Spade by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé you will like this book.  It's an emotional read! Well written and powerful.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

tey_lynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

callidoralblack's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

djreads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The subject matter made this a difficult read for me. But from the very beginning, I was captured by the plot and needed to know where the story would go. Even though it’s fiction, I think this is a very important book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence and Forced institutionalization

sfdogmom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Slavery, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

jenbertface's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

This book was a fun read and very informative, I learned a lot about Brooklyn history! The down side was it took a while for the characters to get to the heart of the mystery at work in the story. Once they did, the last few chapters flew by and it felt like the story wrapped up a little too quickly. I really liked Sydney but wasn’t really a fan of Theo’s narration.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

rurouni's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Stalking, and Deportation