Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

154 reviews

nindie's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gore, Death of parent, Medical content, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Vomit

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

heisiiri's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

A fun, fast-paced book that is dark in its themes yet light in its style and narration. This was an extremely quick read, with an interesting yet fairly simple plot.

My main issue was with the characters. Yeah, they're kind of unlikeable on purpose, like they're not supposed to be good people, but sometimes the way they behaved just got on my nerves way too much. I didn't connect with any character in particular - I mostly just felt bad for the main character for having to deal with all these people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Death

marigold82's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

The emotional responsibility we have for our family is so true in this. This book is not what I expected but it asks the question, who are we if we unequivocall  if permissively support a murderer?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

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

mia_a's review

adventurous dark funny 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

5.0

Frustrating, fun, flawless. I really liked it. Sister with pretty privilege, with a sister who is a scapegoat her whole life. Fast-pacing makes this such an interesting read, that draws you in from the first sentence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

emreads0's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I really love the concept and writing style but toward the end

Spoiler

it just ends. Like I have so many questions about the police, Tade, the man from coma, and why Korede keeps helping  Ayoola.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

kateea7536's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

A really quick read that I was gripped to. I loved the short chapters and the different time periods and characters perspectives that were shown. Such an innovative and interesting plot and I couldn’t stop reading. I feel like the end happened so quickly though - I wanted there to be more to it in some way perhaps… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Blood

natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Murder

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

eddiesourboy's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.75

this was really well written and interesting and exciting and it's a unique story about sisterhood but oh my god I don't get how they had iphones but no security cameras.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Slavery, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault