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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

284 reviews

leontyna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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

4.0

I really liked this book. I was definitely rooting for Queenie, at the same time horrified at how things were going. It's overall really dark in terms of themes but I feel like they all serve the purpose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

crondeau_yvr's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

My feelings about this book are complicated. Queenie is such a mess and makes such terrible decisions but how much of these were do to family and society. I’m not sure I liked her much at the beginning, but then started to see why and how she spiralled out of control. 

The amount of racism and injustice was eye opening. I’m not sure I have the courage to watch the TV series. I would like to see more of Kyazike though. She was a hoot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual violence

corylrobertson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

kjanet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

This story is one of learning how to love yourself. You CANNOT love others, or have others properly love you, if you do not already love yourself. Completely. I am glad that in the end, she is learning to do that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

clara01's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

3.75

I liked this book, it's incredibly raw, relatable and thought provoking. At times it was cringy or hard to get through because the FMC is flawed and real, she makes mistakes and says or does the wrong thing. I found myself either wanting to shake her or hug her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Medical content

lucymcdougall's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

meat_muffin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• 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: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Medical content, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm

kimberlynpeterson50's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

While I felt frustrated by Queenie’s whining and steady self destruction, it was a necessary build up so she could crash and find her way back to herself. The reality of Queenie’s intersectional oppression makes this an important read for anyone struggling to understand, while the slow reveal of how trauma informs every part of life is incredibly informative. If you can make it through some horrifying sex scenes, you’ll be glad you did so you can see Queenie’s journey of self discovery, her amazing support network, and the normalization of mental health care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

nikolas_fox's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

katewashington's review against another edition

2.0

Frustrating main character and too little character depth/explanation imo 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Sexual violence