Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

24 reviews

ka_ke's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

It’s okay. I appreciate the complexity behind the need to protect ones sister, and protecting oneself by reporting the crime. It’s not easy to be in that position and I believe it was portrayed well. 

Otherwise the book gets very repetitive and eventually you figure out where it’s going 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

trekkifulshay's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, and Medical content

nefariousbee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

this book could have been good if it went deeper into everyone's psyches. as it is now, it's just average which is honestly a shame. also the author seems not to realize how not good of a person the main character is which doesn't help its case

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Classism

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

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

emmaegerb's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

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, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

aimzthereader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

So glad I finally read this!!! It was so good and I read it in one day. I loved the structure of the book, shortest chapters ever . It was easy and complex at the same time. Very mysterious and dark but with a light tone. It was just amazing! 

I bought this from Book + Bootle in St Petersburg , bookseller told me to get it . It was already in my tbr 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

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, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

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

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Fire/Fire injury

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

Wow I loved this! I expected this to be good but nothing special but wow I was wrong. Read this entirely in one afternoon, I didn't even put it down long enough to get a bookmark. For such a short and genuinely funny book it covered themes of toxic families, abuse, enabling etc brilliantly. I loved being in Korede's head with all of her struggles and questionable decisions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse

justacowboy's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is great, but that ending ...
The story is simple, you follow Korede and her little sister Ayolla. The twist? Ayolla is a serial killer with a bad habit of killing her boyfriends, leaving Korede to clean up the mess. Our story starts with Ayolla freshly single, as she keeps as eye out for her new man. Only this time, she chooses a man that Korede has already had her eyes on.
In all, I enjoyed this story up until the end. It does a good job in showing a sisters love, but to a point this just feels like to much. Understandable, but not something that I can just sit here and say ... Ya know I think this is okay. Korede is a great character, but her people pleasing is this stoies downfall. I'm not saying this isn't a good book, it really is just that is you're looking for a happy ending ... This isn't it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, and Blood