Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

9 reviews

ravenousrose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I had seen bits and pieces of the show and wasn’t a huge fan. But the books are so much better. Really enjoyed this tale and am looking forward to reading more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cancer, Incest, Rape, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

khaleesiofthegreatwhitenorth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

This is a rating I give with love. I’ve been reading a lot of this genre lately and I’m coming to realize that 3-star-related ratings aren’t ALL bad. Sometimes what you need is something basic, something light and easy to follow. 3.75 means it was good enough to enjoy the ride, enough so that you can see yourself reading more of the series, but not so much you’d ever feel compelled to reread anything. Or talk about your reading experience of it in depth. It’s surface level fun with a splash of blood and murder.

Honestly I probably would have DNFed this had I not listened to the audiobook so take what I say with a grain of salt. The narrator is the one who kept me coming back for more. LOVED her Bill. Frankly more than Stephen Moyer😅

If you want an easy vampire popcorn read/listen, this is your book. Great for turning your brain off to lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Hate crime, Medical content, and Death of parent

cheyenneleiani's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

avie_j's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse

jmeyers888's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Car accident

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

erinandllama's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

I was hoping the book might be better than the TV show, but it was far worst in almost every category.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, and Religious bigotry

singalana's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

kes_kat's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

I was aggravated through half of this book. The main character, Sookie was okay, but everyone else was insufferable with their stupidity and problematic behavior. I hated every side character! 

The love interest, Bill is okay but can be misogynistic, racist, and "old fashioned" because he's an old vampire. I liked how Sookie wasn't afraid to call him out in his crap. 

I absolutely hated Sookies boss, Sam by the end of the book! He was the absolute worse, and his character was negatively developed in my opinion. 

The only reason I finished this book is because I enjoy murder mystery books, and vampire books. The murderer mystery part was not bad. I didn't guess the murderer, and it made sense once they were revealed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment