Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

495 reviews

emilymhb's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Thrilling and addictive, this book had me hooked from the first page. The writing was quick and mysterious, always making me beg for more to be revealed. I found the beginning to be kind of slow and the end to be wrapped up too quickly, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Come for the intense sisterly conflict, stay for the in-depth investigations of an accomplice’s psyche.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

jordiers's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Physical abuse and Child abuse

rachelpacz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism and Child abuse

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Dysphoria, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Car accident, and Body shaming

meat_muffin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.0

Absolutely INFURIATING, I hate all of them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Medical content, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

joensign's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

idkimoutofideas's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

veronica214's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

Korede's sister is officially a serial killer. And? Yeah, there wasn't much to this story. Not much character development and the ending wasn't great. 

However, the story is set in Lagos so the reader definitely gets a feel for the culture. Everything from gender roles, food, socio-economics, government corruption, death customs, etc. I did enjoy this aspect of the novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Police brutality

pikkumarja's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Oikeastaan kirja oli viihdyttävä lukea, mutta niin nopea ja lyhyt, etten ehtinyt oikein muodostaa tunnesidettä hahmoihin, joten lukemisen jälkeen tuntuu lähinnä vähän tyhjältä.

Vetävä kirja kyllä on ja sisarusten väliset tunteet ja salaisuudet hienosti kuvattuja.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse

zenzi2read's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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

5.0

This book takes off quickly and kept me captivated until the end. This is a unique take with the serial killer. There is tension throughout. The supporting characters help in shaping the story and helping you understand the main characters motivations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse