Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

242 reviews

liv_ldn's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

wanderingwonderbread's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content and Grief

eve_kadou's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

jlo615's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence

cozy_soul_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

🗡 POV Younger Sister
📚 Poetic Verbiage 
☠️ Dark Subject Matter
🖤 Discussion of fictional crimes
🇳🇬 Set in Nigeria 
🚨 Female Rage 
🎧 Audiobook = 4 hours

📖 Best Qoutes From The Book 📖
"I didn't feel guilty enough for incarceratation."

"Could I have done anything differently?"
"See her for what she was."

"All I can think of was the blood that was in the boot."

"Love is not a weed. It can not grow where it pleas."

"She has her knife with her. She carries it like most women carry tampons.'

"She has the body of a vixen. Of a succubus."

"These days you look at me like a monster."

"Days ago we gave the man to the sea. And her she is... dancing"

📕 Mini Review 📕
The main character, Korede gets a call from her sister Ayoola that she has committed a crime and needs help. This story follows a choice that has ripples affects that begin to build as a body count. My heart felt for Korede who simply wanted to help her sister, but as the faces of the men begin to multiply and her sister's stories begin to become less and less reliable... we as the reader must ask ourselves between the poetic words and the haunting imagery what is right and what is wrong between these pages. I can't reccomend this dark story enough, please check for trigger warnings prior to reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Murder

l_piller's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

emilymhb's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Thrilling and addictive, this book had me hooked from the first page. The writing was quick and mysterious, always making me beg for more to be revealed. I found the beginning to be kind of slow and the end to be wrapped up too quickly, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Come for the intense sisterly conflict, stay for the in-depth investigations of an accomplice’s psyche.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

jordiers's review against another edition

dark funny 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: Child abuse and Physical abuse

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

meat_muffin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.0

Absolutely INFURIATING, I hate all of them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury