Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed

41 reviews

speterson47's review

dark emotional reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

Hollow Fires is a fast paced mystery filled with social commentary. The main character Safiya is part of her high school newspaper that is suddenly hacked following an article published by her. The backlash pushes Safiya into a whirl wind investigation that put her and her close friends in danger. In trying to solve the who done it in a murder and multiple hate speech incidents, not only will they learn about the criminals but also how far they are willing to go to stop it.    

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Violence, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

cinder00239's review

emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Islamophobia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

xread_write_repeatx's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing and Grief

xovonniexo's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

Really enjoyed it. This made me tear up a little towards the end a few times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

cvl_1103's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Murder

stephanielee's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Such a great book. Check the content warnings but I loved how the author pulled on real life events (names, locations, etc were changed) to really pull you in to how this is happening now. Still. Every day for black, brown and Indigenous folx. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and War

revremishores's review

challenging emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a fantastic read and timely story. This is our YA All Iowa Reads, and a perfect selection for this year. It deals with the online radicalization of teens into white supremacists through the lens of a murder-mystery thriller. It also delves into the nuances around truths, lies, facts, and alternative facts. The plot kept me engrossed and the social commentary was poignant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Islamophobia, and Murder

Minor: Violence

clawclawclaw's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Kidnapping

weatherd's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism