Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

214 reviews

punk_flower_child's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

Incredible story, if a little predictable. The horror continued to catch me by surprise. I'm not much one for metaphors but I'm excited to read the other reviews because I know there were countless great ones in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racism, and Alcohol

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This has been the best thriller I have read all year. There is something about a black horror novel, that is strangely right up my alley. I enjoyed every bit of this ride. The author is able to worked the realness of racism and the fear that brings in and of itself with the magical realism that is going on in the woods. I am going to be on the hunt to read more thrillers like this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Vomit

kg18's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Gore

Moderate: Racism

shay_janae's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, and Murder

rosi2892's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Murder

kurumipanda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, and Alcohol

kimisaboss123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing and Classism

haleea's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Kidnapping

tayliie's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

This book covers some important struggles that Black people (specifically, Black women) face in America. I thought the content of this book was important to have represented in media. My only complaints is that some of the dots were just not connecting for me when we got down to the "who dun it?" part of the book and I kind of wished the author took some more time to tie in the Egyptian mythology side of this story. The pacing was a little inconsistent to me. 

However, all things considered, this is an excellent debut novel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

_sunnysans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism