Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

12 reviews

nefariousbee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

this book could have been good if it went deeper into everyone's psyches. as it is now, it's just average which is honestly a shame. also the author seems not to realize how not good of a person the main character is which doesn't help its case

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

nojerama's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Wow this book moved at breakneck speed I literally read it in one day. Absolutely gripping and so much of Korede's feelings towards her sister and other women in her life resonated with me so much. Absolutely loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Stalking

emmaegerb's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Death

yarelhdi's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Animal death, Murder, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Pedophilia

aimzthereader's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

So glad I finally read this!!! It was so good and I read it in one day. I loved the structure of the book, shortest chapters ever . It was easy and complex at the same time. Very mysterious and dark but with a light tone. It was just amazing! 

I bought this from Book + Bootle in St Petersburg , bookseller told me to get it . It was already in my tbr 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Sexual content

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.5

What a fun read. I really liked the way it was laid out - it kept the pacing moving very quickly. Sisterhood is a complicated and sacred and terrifying and beautiful and unimaginable thing, and I think this book gets to the heart of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Panic attacks/disorders

lydiavsbooks's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow I loved this! I expected this to be good but nothing special but wow I was wrong. Read this entirely in one afternoon, I didn't even put it down long enough to get a bookmark. For such a short and genuinely funny book it covered themes of toxic families, abuse, enabling etc brilliantly. I loved being in Korede's head with all of her struggles and questionable decisions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug abuse

witchycowboy's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is great, but that ending ...
The story is simple, you follow Korede and her little sister Ayolla. The twist? Ayolla is a serial killer with a bad habit of killing her boyfriends, leaving Korede to clean up the mess. Our story starts with Ayolla freshly single, as she keeps as eye out for her new man. Only this time, she chooses a man that Korede has already had her eyes on.
In all, I enjoyed this story up until the end. It does a good job in showing a sisters love, but to a point this just feels like to much. Understandable, but not something that I can just sit here and say ... Ya know I think this is okay. Korede is a great character, but her people pleasing is this stoies downfall. I'm not saying this isn't a good book, it really is just that is you're looking for a happy ending ... This isn't it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Infidelity

mabinty's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

It is a good read in understanding a POV of someone that is a bystander, an accomplice to a family member's horrible habit. You see a snippet of a wealthy world represented in Nigeria.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Medical content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Bullying

Worth the read. You might get frustrated though.

nodogsonthemoon's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship