Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

26 reviews

nojerama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

4.5

Wow this book moved at breakneck speed I literally read it in one day. Absolutely gripping and so much of Korede's feelings towards her sister and other women in her life resonated with me so much. Absolutely loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Stalking

tealee's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Trafficking

tyshayem's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.25

This book is a good in-between book, but not something you would read over and over again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Death, and Murder

yarelhdi's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Animal death, Murder, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Pedophilia

smkelly1997's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

A fast easy great read. My only wish was the other parts were translated 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Misogyny

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

What a fun read. I really liked the way it was laid out - it kept the pacing moving very quickly. Sisterhood is a complicated and sacred and terrifying and beautiful and unimaginable thing, and I think this book gets to the heart of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Panic attacks/disorders

kyahs's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

A dark and reflective quick read about who we are and what we are capable of when it comes to protecting those we love. I finished this book in less than 24 hours and relished every page.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, and Gaslighting

decklededgess's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

trigger warnings: murder, assault, domestic abuse, toxic relationship, medical content, gore

I knew this would be a mind fuck but damn not like that. Morality over family loyalty, an objective crime versus alleged crimes against women, men being men versus the wrath of a woman, there's SO MUCH.

Anyways, I support women's rights but more importantly I support women's wrongs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

michelle_het's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence