Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger

5 reviews

gabriela_carolinacf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was a great mystery, it was full of twists and turns that constantly kept me guessing till the very end loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

leebeeloves's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Pregnancy

sarahna's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kylieqrada's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

3.5 ⭐️s. This was fun! I don't think the investigator perspective is my fave, but this one kinda turned that premise on its head by exploring police corruption which I enjoyed. I was also down for the centering of missing and murdered Latina femmes. I would read more from this author for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infertility, and Trafficking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality

chassard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed reading this!! I couldn’t put it down. I picked it up at the airport randomly and I’m so glad I did. I love the feeling of wanting to read and get back to a story. Again, I don’t feel like this book was a literary masterpiece by any means, the writing and story were fairly straightforward. I didn’t predict everything, but it also wasn’t overly complex. A simple, enjoyable read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent