Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

129 reviews

gorgeousdreamerreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-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 timeless narrative exploring sibling rivalry and societal norms. The author’s unique storytelling technique immediately captivates the reader, transporting them between the past and present as they unravel the truth. Engaging, original, and accessible, the steady pacing, plot twists, and compelling storyline exceeded my expectations. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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

4.0

“Who is to say that an object does not come with its own agenda?”

This was a lot of fun! It was such an easy read with small chapters and a fast pace, I didn’t realise how quickly I was flying through it. 😂

It’s definitely one of those books that I think you should go into without much detail as it gets revealed in such a good way, and Braithwaite’s writing was so beautiful, I need to check out more of her work. 

It does beg the question, how far are you willing to go to help your sibling?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

booksandteatime's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

becinneverland's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

This was captivating, a really fast read in part because it was short but mainly because it drew me into the world. A really great story about the lengths we go to to protect our family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

qqjj's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.75

Reading this as the middle child of sisters… 😬 but no really, older sisters are actually just like that. Loyal to the very end, no matter what. I know I’d call my older sister and I know our little sister would call us. THAT BEING SAID!!

It really pulled me out of the fiction that Korede didn’t put hands on her sister. She should have beat the living fuck out of Ayoola. I don’t know a single older sister that didn’t beat their siblings on the regular, regardless of their personalities types.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

casserole_cg's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

girl, your sister does not need you. she needs to be in jail. 

vibe of this book:
quirky, dark humor, reflective but in a pretty surface level way. quick read and a perfect palate cleanser. we support women’s rights and women’s wrongs i guess. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

thebookishwizard's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

An amazing read, I the writing alone earns it's 5.0 star rating. The main character is morbidly relatable and makes one reflect on what lengths one would go for their family. I have a few gripes with parts of the ending but not enough to bring down the score, truly an exquisite read that I can not recommend more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

abeeni's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.75

If this book is anything - it’s a page turner! I’d recommend it for anyone without much time to read or trying to complete a reading goal last minute.

I love a murder and I love inner turmoil. Korede is a nurse bound by duty and love to clean up her younger sister’s messes and those messes are murders. Ayoola will claim the men attacked her and Korede pretends to believe her. 

The plot kicks off when Ayoola sets her sights on Korede’s coworker. Unfortunately, Korede is in love with him.

 I enjoy the compactness of the book but I feel like some of the themes could have been fleshed out further with a bit more length - especially that reveal about Korede at the end. 


****Spoilers******
A lot of people didn’t care for the ending, but I enjoyed it - it was a twist among twists that felt realistic. Korede was in too deep. She was too involved and she loved her sister too much to turn her in. It almost reminded me of Crime and Punishment or the Secret History - the main character in so deep that they must face the music whether that be going to jail or continuing to cover up someone else’s crimes to avoid jail time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mockingjayx16's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting