Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

25 reviews

zulmiro's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Racism, Police brutality, and Stalking

kayladarthur's review against another edition

medium-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

Disclaimer: this is a ramble, not a review! 

I reallllly wanted to like this book. They had me in the first half, yknow? The scene was set, we’ve got this whole mystery thing set up n whatnot. I was sat. ‹spoiler› But then nothing happened. We open with Korede, who hates her sister and does nothing about her own mistreatment. She never stands up for herself, and continues to stew in resentment for most of the book until the VERY end, where she randomly decides that she loves her sister. But there’s no catalyst for that — no moment where the two sisters talk things out, or see eye to eye. There’s nothing that Ayoola does that makes Korede rethink things, she’s just presented with a choice. Speaking of Ayoola, I wish we’d gotten more of her point of view. She’s presented as this one-dimensional character, whose character traits are pretty and aloof. Who is she? And how else does she act like a sociopath besides being indifferent?  And WHAT MAKES HER KILL PEOPLE??? I thought we’d get some more insight into her childhood and how that influenced her mental health. I thought at the very least that she killed their dad, and that’s what started all this. Nope. And also, we never learn about the actual killings, and what happened. We never know exactly how things went down, or whether or not Ayoola was lying about the events that occurred. Additionally, I hate to see two women fighting over any man, let alone one whose only personality trait is that he’s nice. And how does Korede love a man she only speaks to (sometimes) at work? ‹/spoiler› There’s lots more that I can say, but in closing: I just wish the plot were more dynamic, and that the characters were multidimensional. I wanted more from this story 😫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder and Sexual harassment

giannab377's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

katiemcdo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

Story of family relationships, power dynamics and commitment.
 
The well structured short chapters helped weave the characters histories into the present. 
A surprising enjoyable and quick read, especially as I don't usually go for thriller type books. 

I was expecting the book to get darker at times and I felt a bit disappointed with the ending. Perhaps there might be a follow up novel in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual harassment

bethantg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Medical content

mel_j's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

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

skyeuqx's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent and Classism

junefish's review against another edition

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, and Medical trauma

ddegiorgi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-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: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment