Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3 reviews

mxawprince's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

nicnevin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This story is capitivating, almost as if by magic. 

That tasteless joke aside, its a beautiful piece showing how minor quibbles can lead to such devestating consequences. 

The relationships and social connections throughout are stitched together with a raw, real intensity. Its beautiful. 

A warning though, it can be intense so just a heads up! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jowmy4's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, and Pregnancy

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