Reviews tagging 'Blood'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

424 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

fish_beaumont's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, and Murder

rariri's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

rwsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

this was a great quick read. the pacing is perfect, i finished it in a few hours, and it is a perfect balance of funny and real at the same time. during the middle of the book, the main character is angry, and it made me angry as well! i was getting worked up alongside her! recommend for anyone in a reading slump or if you just want something quick that is still high quality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Classism

marireads3_3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Was frustrated with every character until the very end lol, an entertaining read in a everyone sucks kind of way. Wish there was more even tempered folks, every single character felt or turned into a villain. Really fast paced and engaging read, good to get you out of a reading slump. It’s entertaining like how a telenovela is entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, and Murder

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

viireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

interesting premise and really well written characters but I'd have enjoyed this way more as a movie


the characters pissed me off too much though; it was extremely frustrating to be in Korede's head  
(probably because a lot of her behaviours mirror coping mechanisms of show a hypothetical future where my own OCD is controlling me rather than it being the other way around... Still it's a lot to think about and an fun quick read nonetheless)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Murder

Minor: Classism

dianly's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

anarobin'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

3.25

Clever, unexpected, frustrating at times, and funny. 

“He fails to point out the fact that she laughs at the silliest things, and never holds a grudge. He hasn’t mentioned how quick she is to cheat at games, or that she can hem stitch a skirt without even looking at her fingers. He doesn’t know her best features or her darkest secrets, and he doesn’t seem to care.”

“She will always have me and I will always have her. No one else matters.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood