Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

31 reviews

jessthanthree's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Murder

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

kyahs's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

A dark and reflective quick read about who we are and what we are capable of when it comes to protecting those we love. I finished this book in less than 24 hours and relished every page.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

decklededgess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

trigger warnings: murder, assault, domestic abuse, toxic relationship, medical content, gore

I knew this would be a mind fuck but damn not like that. Morality over family loyalty, an objective crime versus alleged crimes against women, men being men versus the wrath of a woman, there's SO MUCH.

Anyways, I support women's rights but more importantly I support women's wrongs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

michelle_het's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

botlump's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

litokeland's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

sheryl_reads's review against another edition

dark lighthearted 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

carissa230's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.25

 Korede has always been there to dispose of the bodies for her sister Ayoola. Her sister seems to get into a lot of relationships with men that suddenly turn violent, which forces her to clean up the mess.
Korede is slightly torn about this arrangement, she doesn't really believe that her sister is protecting herself, but its her sister.

Ayoola is beautiful and loveable, making men fall for her instantly. When Ayoola shows interest in Korede's boss Korede is suddenly concerned about what her sister does.

The book was compelling to read, but the main character was frustrating. It should have been clear what her sister was doing, but Korede chose to ignore the obvious to protect her sister. Ayoola for her part seemed to only really care about Korede. The care could have been because of family loyalty or because Korede always cleaned up her problems, but she did seem to care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Medical content

librariangeorgia's review against another edition

dark fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent