Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

17 reviews

magmck's review

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was so fascinating. Also, FUCK TADE.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

lottipop_105's review

dark mysterious sad fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Trafficking and Drug abuse

mtnest's review

challenging dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexism

Minor: Drug abuse and Sexual assault

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

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

sammyelliott_'s review

emotional tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Medical content, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Drug abuse

amberrenfrey's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Classism

Minor: Sexism, Police brutality, and Drug abuse

nicole_schmid's review

dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

This book has a very intriguing concept, written neither in the POV of the serial killer nor the detective trying to stop them, but the killer's sister. We follow her struggles as she is torn between helping her baby sister and giving justice to her victims, especially considering that her newest victim is someone she herself is interested in.
The ending was a bit predictable, I found, but enough doubt was shed onto the conclusion that I was not completely sure. Refreshingly, this is not a cheesy romance movie ending where everything ends well and everyone is happy.

Spoiler

The protective big sister remains as such, choosing her family and moral code over justice and the man she loves.

Overall, I do not think this book is especially outstanding (excepting the fact that it is set in an African country without being about racism, colonialism or the aftereffects thereof), but I quite enjoyed it and it was a quick and engaging read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse and Pedophilia

sapphicmuscaria's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

so good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Rape