Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

15 reviews

lycheejelly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Police brutality

Minor: Colonisation, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, and Hate crime

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Misogyny

dragongirl271's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

auudrey's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Police brutality

helenferg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, Classism, Hate crime, and Racism

georgiaaa's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Stalking

deamon's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

The plot twist is the must be the most ridiculous thing I've read in a while. The rest of the book was okay but nothing I would recommend reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping, Racial slurs, and Slavery

editoryalizing's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Compelling prose, I was hooked and couldn’t put down. Ultimately it fell flat for me with the rapid ending and caricature-esque two dimensional take of Blackness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Stalking

bootsmom3's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, and Stalking

jazful's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Overall I thought the book was good and I liked the story, the writing and the characters. However, I have to say that I was confused at the beginning of the book because I was totally expecting something different. If you read the summary, it should be an office story compared to The Devil wears Prada. But that's not the case. It turns out pretty quickly that it's more of a thriller and that the comparison to the movie Get Out would be more realistic.

In addition, you read for a very long time and wait for the plot twist, only to find out in the last pages what the big secret is. The story ends very abruptly and we as readers would love to know more about the characters and their future. So the book almost screams for a sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Racism