Reviews tagging 'Injury/injury detail'

My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite

60 reviews

maxlexn02's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Death, and Injury/injury detail

emilyreads15's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

I wasn’t super excited to read this book as it’s not something I would normally pick out. However, it was chosen for my book club so I gave it a chance. It started off really well, I thought it was unique and interesting. I also really loved the short chapters and fast paced. However, at times the short chapters were too short and choppy. The book skipped around a lot but I didn’t hate it. I thought the author’s writing style was pretty good and I was really hoping for some big twist or something exciting to happen. That would have made this a 4 or 4.5 star read. Unfortunately I was deeply disappointed when the ending ended up not being good at all. I hated it and it was boring but I shouldn’t have expected something so big from a book that was so short. By the time I got half way through and nothing really happened I could tell nothing would. I’m pretty disappointed with this read. Hopefully my next one is better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Adult/minor relationship

notapenguin's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Child abuse, and Death of parent

nightfell's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

I moderately enjoyed this book, but I wanted more from it. Maybe the way it was marketed to me (by tiktok) was why it felt anticlimactic, but I was expecting more female rage, more anger, emotion, development from the main character but she barely reacted to the events unfolding around her and by the end of the story, it was made clear that she always would, because of her role as the eldest sister; her sister is her responsibility and will always be. Her sister also never changes, the novel is more a look into their lives at the time it is set. 

But I did like some aspects of the book, such as her frustration with her sister which links into their relationship with their father and her relationship with Tade.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Blood, Grief, and Drug use

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood and Domestic abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship and Injury/injury detail

nicoledgn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

jazhandz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Murder, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

vonni's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Injury/injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Gore, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Trafficking

evelynleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny

_stephbroom_'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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Medical content

Moderate: Injury/injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse