Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

43 reviews

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Genocide, Child death, Death, Body horror, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, War, Trafficking, Colonisation, Murder, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Classism, Dysphoria, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Gore

Minor: Alcohol and Animal cruelty

alsoapples's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Genocide

Minor: Alcohol and Dementia

jiffygiraffe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense medium-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

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Police brutality, Death, War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: Child death

lizzie24601's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Child death, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death of parent, Genocide, Torture, Death, Murder, Violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Slavery, Trafficking, Child abuse, Blood, Classism, Physical abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror

Minor: Animal death and Sexual harassment

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Xenophobia, Grief, Racism, Child death, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Death, War, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery

ethuiliel's review

challenging dark inspiring tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death, Violence, Blood, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Genocide, and Child death

Minor: Sexual content

carpechristi's review

As a Black woman, I wanted to read only Black authors during Black History Month. While this book is incredibly well written, and the world already seems so lush and beautiful, I was not ready for the slavery, colorism, racism, child abuse and sexual assault. I read enough of these kinds of stories growing up and thought this was going to be a little bit more joyful. I understand that setting the tone is probably important for showing off just how victorious the characters are going to be in the end, but I just wasn’t ready to encounter all of those triggers within the first two chapters. I own a physical copy and will revisit it again someday. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Slavery, Child abuse, Genocide, Police brutality, Racism, Trafficking, War, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence

ymile_mahllew's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Despite it sometimes being trope-y and predictable and having a romance that felt forced/unnecessary, I really enjoyed the heart of this book and the worldbuilding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, Child death, and Torture

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual content

intoxicatedflower's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Violence