Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

5 reviews

hphipps's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Drug use, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion and Domestic abuse

zara89's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Trafficking, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

bedtimesandbooks's review

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Trafficking, Abortion, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Rape, Child death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

madamelacy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

It took me a while to get into this book. It felt like the story didn’t really get going until halfway through, but maybe I read the first half in too many sittings. Once it got going it was a really interesting plot with some good twists along the way. 

The settings of the London nightclubs in the 1920s were interesting as they’re  not something I knew anything about. 

The story weaves together gangsters, poverty, murders, police corruption and complicated relationships. 

I liked that there were several strong female characters who were controlling their own destinies, even if I didn’t especially like their life choices. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Police brutality, Abortion, and Trafficking

Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

chelsaat's review

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

“Justice should be swift, not slow. It should be a knife in the heart.”

I adore Kate Atkinson, I adore 1920s glitter and gossip. Can’t go wrong with a crime family, too. So overall I mostly adored this.

My main issue is that there are a LOT of characters, and it takes this book a while to get going because Atkinson introduces you to everyone’s backstory before really taking off with the plot. But once the plot and mysteries finally revealed themselves, I was all in.

The ending was a little TOO devastating for my personal tastes, but I can’t deny it all came together quite deftly. Don’t mess with Ma Coker. At least until the next war begins.

Thanks to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Trafficking

Moderate: Violence and Abortion

Minor: Fatphobia