Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

19 reviews

amachonis's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

oliviapincin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Transphobia, Blood, and Trafficking

emfield's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Trafficking

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Self harm, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Excrement, and Vomit

misssharpe's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Beautiful writing. But the story was low and by the middle I was just ready for it to be over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

pkc's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It would be weird to summarise a book like this by saying whether I “enjoyed it” or not. It’s not the sort of the book where there’s much to enjoy in terms of a bleak plot and a pervading sense of hopelessness. I will say, there are snatches of poetic writing in amongst the darkness that Kiara, the protagonist is subject to. I also think Kiara is an excellently realised protagonist. Her arc is perfectly plotted and it’s easy to follow her story and invest in her life. 

I will say though, if you’re looking for a neat and traditionally happy resolution, this book won’t do it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

annamgoodman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

bessadams's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

ireadtoescape_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Transphobia

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail