Reviews tagging 'Grief'

My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite

33 reviews

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

cnicoles6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

The entire premise gives me a stomach ache, but I couldn't put it down. Super quick read that kept me on the edge of my seat. Check the trigger warnings on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

fraise's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Classism, Drug use, and Animal death

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

maddiearthur's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

nojerama's review against another edition

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

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

kace's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Grief, and Gore

bellaguiliano's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Murder

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