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Meine Schwester, die Serienmörderin by Oyinkan Braithwaite
21 reviews
amberrenfrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Classism
Minor: Drug abuse, Sexism, and Police brutality
karbzzz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Murder
woweewhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The shortness also helps it; it gets in, tells it's story, and gets out. A great bite sized thriller to enjoy, especially since there's a good audiobook version of it!
An enjoyable read about the effects of trauma on two sisters who have never truly had to deal with their trauma and being actively unable to deal with it properly because... well, the world is what it is. Doesn't help that one of them also is a serial killer.
Minor: Police brutality
flamingtashhh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Police brutality
7bookrats's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Gore and Police brutality
Minor: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship
caprivoyant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Lemme 'splain. You know how sometimes you watch TV shows that are actually kind of horrible but you love them at the same time? That's how I felt at the beginning of this book. I think I actually told my friend: "this is an absolute s-h-i-t show, and I love it." 😅
BUT! Then that started to tank with some ⚠️ CW ⚠️ child abuse that hit a little too close to home for me.
In the end, it was a wash for me. Honestly, I don't think I was prepared for it. I didn't look up content warnings before I started reading and that was a dumb move on my part.
If you've been eyeing this book for yourself, maybe this'll help to tell if it's your kind of book or not:
👍🏻 This book might be for you if:
- you kinda love troubled/flawed characters
- you're into character studies
- you're ok with throwing your own moral compass out the door for a bit
(note: normally, I'm ok with this but this book took it a little too far imho) - you're good at reading between the lines at thoughts/feelings/memories that a MC won't admit even to herself
- you can read about some horrible things without feeling the horrible things
(this is where I went wrong)
👎🏻 This book might NOT be for you if:
- you want to feel like you can relate to the main characters
(unless you're a serial killer...??) - you're in the mood for a thriller
(this might be marked as a thriller, but I'm not convinced) - reading about a serial killer and her enabler is going to be hard for you
- you are healing from childhood abuse and/or are in a grief space for a loved one — especially if that person was killed
I hope this helps. I definitely read this book at the wrong time. I also assumed it would be more of a thriller, so my expectations for this one were just OFF from the get-go.
⚠️ PS - I don't even really have any idea where to start with content warnings with this one. There are so many. Child abuse/pedophilia were the ones that really got me, personally, but there's: infidelity, gaslighting, domestic abuse, murder (duh), police crappiness, and so many more things?! I'll put these in the CW section, but please know I didn't take extensive notes, so I might be remembering the intensity of these incorrectly. 😬
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Police brutality
sarahaf712's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Content warnings: colourism; comaeva_t_'s review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Child abuse, Police brutality, and Death of parent
jitterbugsnap's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Pedophilia and Police brutality
naja's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Police brutality