Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce

11 reviews

yona_not_jonah's review

dark 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

4.75

I love the characters,  I found them inspiring and someone to root for Throughout the whole book. The research was well done and i felt a part of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape, Cursing, Alcohol, Murder, Pregnancy, and Death

Minor: Racial slurs and War

babeinlibrary's review

emotional hopeful informative 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? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs, Alcoholism, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

jmbz38's review

reflective slow-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? It's complicated

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol and Murder

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Racial slurs

sofipitch's review

slow-paced

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

4.25

The corwnung jewel to this book is the amount of care and detail that went into the historical setting, it's really immersive and you never forget, down to the language it uses having a lot of 1920s terminology. Otherwise the plot and characters and writing is just okay, it was entertaining to listen to at work but nothing special

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood

shayk22's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Racism

leesa321988's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

4.75

I found Wild Women to be a thrill ride. It was a mystery from begin to end. It very much reminded me of Evelyn Hugo but more related. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoyed Evelyn Hugo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

destdest's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 I really enjoyed reading this. The story and the spunkiness of Honoree grabbed me from the first few pages and never let me go. We got married too, by the way.

The history was rich and seamlessly weaved in. I thought the slang and 20's terminology was good though did they have the f-bomb back then, idk. In some stories, it can feel like they're info-dumping the time-period's slang. I didn't feel that way here.

I also enjoyed all the main characters and their complexities. Even Trudy, who wasn't the typical mean girl. Eziekel annoyed me but had me rooting for him all at the same time.

If I have a nitpick, Sawyer's struggle with guilt and

and depression

seemed to magically disappear after a few talks with Honoree. But maybe he just needed to be true to himself. I don't know why Ms Kent liked him. I also always feel weird when the fictional characters meet real-life historical figures. How am I supposed to know if they're in character lol.

CW: colorist remarks, death, attempted sexual assault 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Child death, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

antonique_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark 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: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Death of parent

offictionandfantasy's review

dark mysterious sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Racial slurs, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Miscarriage