Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Nightcrawling: A Novel by Leila Mottley

126 reviews

svmreads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Drug use

bambooboy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Transphobia, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Classism, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Vomit, Colonisation, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

lukel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual content, Classism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Blood, Self harm, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Cancer

caitmayi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Self harm, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Abandonment

cataloguekitty's review against another edition

4.5

This book was hard to read because it’s based on a true story and these things continue to happen to countless people. It’s much easier to try to live in ignorant bliss, but Mottley did a fantastic job compelling you to pay attention. I don’t think I’ll recover from this. 

The writing is lovely and you end up way too attached to the characters so it’s just hurts extra. 

Also the queer representation was very well done. 

Lots of trigger warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Child death, and Abandonment

abbie_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Addiction, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide and Transphobia

preciouslittleingenue's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I gave all my thoughts on this one in the sapphlit zoom chat. Four stars because it wasn’t something I could thoroughly “enjoy” because of how traumatizing and dark and visceral it was. Fuck the police. Fuck all the men who placed their dreams on the shoulders of a little girl and then BLAMED HER for turning to sex work to support and uplift said dreams. That girl never did and never will get justice. And she is just one of tens of thousands of real life girls in the same situation. God. This author is incredible. And wrote it so young. Cant wait to see what else she does. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexual assault, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

hanelisil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

🥺 Heart-wrenching and brilliantly written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Death, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Trafficking

larkken's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, and Trafficking

jessicafacchinigould's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Police brutality