Reviews tagging 'Racism'

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

19 reviews

savvylit's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

White Horse is a character-driven literary thriller that combines Urban Native culture with an exploration of family trauma. In order to cease the hauntings, Kari must discover more about her mother's cryptic past. Not only that, but her mother's side of the family is indigenous. As Kari unravels the mysteries of her mother's ghost, she learns more about her ancestors and her Native identity.

Kari and her cousin Debby are both incredibly well-developed, complex characters. White Horse is so easy to get invested in - and not just because of the ghosts. (Though the ghosts are definitely intriguing and scary). Overall, the reason it's easy to get invested in this book is because the characters are loveable and empathetic. One of my biggest pet peeves in books in general is when characters are shallow and inaccessible; Kari & Debby are the opposite of that. I can't wait to read more of Wurth's work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, Racism, and Sexual assault

chasingpages1's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Racism, Stalking, War, Cursing, Gore, Body horror, Police brutality, Colonisation, Genocide, and Medical content

kingsteph's review

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Gun violence

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Murder, Gore, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Incest, Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Racism, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual content

laura_keoski's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Colonisation, Alcohol, Drug use, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Gaslighting, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Emotional abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

onemamareads's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

3.5

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/white-horse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Gun violence, Alcohol, Misogyny, Grief, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Addiction, Racism, Child abuse, Blood, Colonisation, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Body horror

whatshereads727's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.75

Excellent story. I really enjoyed this premise. It had me interested from page one. I wanted the answers so badly I couldn’t put it down. The characters were great! The references to metal bands and songs was fun and fit the storyline and the pov of the main character. So good! I highly recommend this book. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Addiction, and Alcoholism

aseaisme's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I wouldn’t consider this horror - this was more of a crime/thriller/family drama story. It could have been 30% shorter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Drug use

Moderate: Child abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

vm_henson's review

dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Racism

waterbear0821's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

My favorite part of this book were the insights into indigenous culture. I didn’t particularly like that is was crammed with trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Racism