Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

21 reviews

lmsokol18's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

Wanted to like this but not great. Felt like a Dan Brown book plus the Supreme Court, politics and genetics (and a little unnecessary romance). Don’t think I will read more books in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Genocide, and Islamophobia

kdheuer's review

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I slept on this book for way too long. It had been sitting in my TBR pile for a couple of years when my eye fell upon it last week. It’s one of the best legal thrillers I’ve ever read and I cannot wait to read the second in the series, Rogue Justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Drug abuse, Genocide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide attempt

metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Cursing and Gun violence

hmetwade's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

kryskross's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Genocide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

jewelkr's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

 

I was surprised/disappointed when I realized that this was a work of fiction.  I picked it up from a Little Library thinking that it was Abrams take on Washington. 

 

But interested in her capabilities as a fiction writer – what an amazing woman/person. 

 

It’s an interesting read – fast-paced with many unexpected turns, although a bit too spy-vs-spy for me to follow.  It was good to experience a young [black] woman in a professional and pivotal role in a non-chic lit format.  I would have liked to have the main characters more developed and fewer random murders so that the story was more about the people and less about the conspiracies.  There were a few corn cob moments that could have been less sentimentalized but I would certainly read another of Abrams’ books, fiction or otherwise.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Murder

mnatale100's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Vomit, Islamophobia, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism

_belty_'s review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, and Alcohol

becksusername's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Violence, Islamophobia, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

juli_powers's review

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Death