Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Lightseekers: Thriller by Femi Kayode

7 reviews

hannahleewhite's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault

language_loving_amateur's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Torture, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Torture

mysterymom40's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War and Classism

whatevanreads's review against another edition

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

4.25

Femi Kayode came up with quite a compelling plot interweaving real-world elements of social unrest through the manipulation of media as the driving force behind the novel. The reason why it fell short of achieving 5 stars is that, for me, the pacing was a bit off. The first half of the novel was strictly a mystery (and a slow-burn one at that). It wasn't until the final 100 pages that things really started heating up and the thriller elements really came into play - hell, the climax didn't happen until 95% of the way through. However, it was still a fantastic read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Murder

Minor: Rape

lisas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! It’s perhaps not the most original crime story, but wow, the combination of getting to know Nigerian  society through the eyes of returning Nigerian forensic psychologist Dr Philip Taiwo while figuring out the mystery is great. Learning more about both the criminal and justices systems as well as the academic society in rural Nigeria was fascinating, all the while confirming some and firmly debunking some preconceptions. 

I listened to this as audio and the narrations was absolute perfection. Highly recommended

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Hate crime, Torture, and Police brutality

Minor: Physical abuse

humanpuke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture