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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
41 reviews
kierrareads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Murder
Minor: Lesbophobia
ceruleanshelves's review against another edition
4.0
Boys with everything. The world had been and always would be theirs for the taking. Sade had learned to fear the men who had everything, because even the moon, the skies and the earth could not sate them.
overall, incredibly impactful and emotional. a bleak but honest examination of the power of the rich and elite and the institutions they reign over.
this was definitely a slowburn. i would say the first half could be tightened up bc it truthfully did almost lose me (it felt almost like a repeat of ace of spades) BUT i'm glad i continued bc the meat and heart of the story is in the second half.
i kind of also have mixed feelings on the end. on the one hand, i see how having a more realistic ending matches the tone and allows the emotional weight and impact of the story. on the other hand, i wonder if it would be cathartic for some readers to have a best-case ending.
overall, fantastically done.
Keep swimming. Or if that’s too hard, at the very least, float.
Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
queen_persephone's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
The secrets in this are dark, with trigger warnings at the start definitely necessary to take caution of if they could be upsetting. The untouchable elite always elusive it’s shocking to see how everything may be linked. Full of death, assaults and drugs it’s horror to the core and each persons secrets is heavier than the last.
I didn’t see the plot twists coming especially towards the end, but was warned by the slow burn sapphics we get to see grow throughout the book as well as how it addresses just like in ace of spades how minority voices and issues may not always be treated equally and the issues that this can bring besides the blatant racism.
Overall I loved this, and was happily suprised as I felt ace of spades was overhyped so despite loving the plot description of this I was cautious going in but I am glad that I have Faridah another chance as I will definitely be tuned for her future releases now.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
minnxes's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
moll_g's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Lesbophobia
bookdnbusy's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
“Keep swimming. Or if that’s too hard, at the very least, float.”
this book started out as a 3-star and it was looking like i was going to finish it as a 3-star, but then the unexpected happen and suddenly, i couldn’t put it down.
when i saw that it was a slow burn mystery i was intrigued because in my head that meant that the dread, the mystery, the plot was going to push me to the brink while we got there, but no. it was ok at the beginning, but it ended GREAT!
be prepared to read a little over 60% of the book before you hit that WTF IS HAPPENING HERE part. prior to, you’ll just be curious as to who to really trust.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault
Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
bologknees's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
erinlikestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
kays_reading_journal's review against another edition
4.0
This was a heavy at times missing person mystery that also examined how different identities are treated in society (gender, race, class). I really enjoyed having Sade as a narrator. While she wasn’t always perfect, and at times you’ll be questioning her heavily, it was easy to root for her.
The characters were the strongest point of this book in my opinion. You’re constantly learning new things about everyone that either makes you suspicious of them or makes you come to love them. I would absolutely adore seeing more of these characters in the future, even if it’s just short stories.
The plot was the weaker point for me. It was definitely really good at the end, as it felt like there were a lot of twists as new information comes to light, but the beginning was pretty slow. The novel shows Sade navigating this new school and new relationships while also solving the mystery, so if you like your mysteries action-packed, this might read slowly for you.
I did think some of the hints were a bit too obvious to the reader, but they weren’t hints that revealed the suspect, just other things spread throughout. I also think this is the last school thriller I’ll read for awhile. It just doesn’t feel like there’s that much space to work within the genre, so different books feel pretty similar at times.
Overall, loved the characters and would read again just to see them.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Murder, and Classism