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Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

81 reviews

zoinkie's review

dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Alcohol, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

_meeg's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Gun violence, Abandonment, Sexual content, Violence, Addiction, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, Classism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence

emilinaballerina's review

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual content, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Classism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, and Pedophilia

emilyreadsoften's review

dark reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Abandonment

thisbookrox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

this book captivated me with it’s really beautiful writing. it was challenging but well worth the read. the author’s note at the end was great as well. i read this on audio and the narrator was amazing. 

definitely read CWs before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Blood, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Vomit, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

sidekicksam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

Kiara is on the cusp of adulthood, but has been dealing with adult issues for most of her life. Since her father died, her mother is at a halfway house, and her brother is chasing a dream of becoming a rapper, coming up with the rent falls to mostly her. 

What a stunning debut novel. It is apparent that Mottley is a poet, as her writing style is lyrical and explores themes as racism, sex work, poverty and oppression without making it overly graphic or horrifying to read, which is quite a feat. 

For me personally, the lyrical/poetic writing style also made it more challenging to get through, as I kept zoning out and took quite a bit of time to read each section, but the story grabbed me by the collar and made me keep reading. 

If you liked this, watch The Florida Project or read On The Savage Side, and if you particularly liked the writing style I recommend Caleb Azumah Nelson or The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death

bookswithisabel's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

ashyq's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Rape, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Grief, Trafficking, and Vomit

eliannamentzer's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Death, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Racism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Sexual assault

elle_e_d_light's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

This book was dark, but Mottley did a fantastic job for a debut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Drug use, Violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Trafficking

It's inspired by the 2015 Oakland Police Department sexual misconduct scandal.