Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Nyx: Wannabe by Joshua Middleton, Robert Teranishi, Joe Quesada

1 review

battybookworm's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

This book had a couple interesting unresolved spots but I don’t think I care enough to get more of these.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Misogyny, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

This book feels very 2006. There are multiple moments where kids are referred to as r******, also the black male character is named Felon? They make a whole thing of it, but a lot of the racial representation feels quite dated and offensive. Also, one character (who doesn’t speak) is an abused sex worker and other sex workers are abused as well.