Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

75 reviews

nicole625's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

joana_isabell's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

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

acorn192k's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Transphobia

allysonw_'s review against another edition

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

3.0

I listened to the audiobook of Nightcrawling and was thoroughly impressed by the narration work. It helped to breathe life into the character of Kiara. The story was written well, but it was hard to read hardship after hardship Kiara had to go through and the little respite she was given. I think the author is a talented writer and I would read her future work. I also applaud her for bringing attention to victims and survivors like Kiara, young Black women who often go overlooked. Going into this book, I thought it was going to lean more into true crime, and I was a little disappointed that I didn't get that. Although the ending was pretty realistic, it didn't feel that different from other books I've read about similar experiences with POC main characters, and I would've liked to see the author experiment with a different sort of ending. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm

hammerhead69's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

4.25

Beautifully heartbreaking tale of an all-too-frequent pattern of injustice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Transphobia

miiillia's review against another edition

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? N/A

4.0

The book did really well at letting the reader dive into the world of Kiara. Spoilers: 

It was heartbreaking to read and her not receiving justice - while not what I would have wanted - was what made sense for the book. The police force being prosecuted would have made it feel like a fairytale ending to the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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

teslis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Så grym bok! Fick den rekommenderad på internet och lånade den direkt på biblioteket! 

Tunga ämnen och händelser, men skriven i ett så fint och poetiskt språk! Fastnade helt klart för boken även om jag i perioder fick ont i magen av att läsa om det liv Kiara vänder sig till och tvingas fast i. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mgmsharpe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

This was really good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Dysphoria