Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen

6 reviews

dmdeacon's review against another edition

challenging

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

spacerkip's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

 Brutal and disturbing, and delightfully fast-paced. I found Sarah to be ruthless and clever, and her reactions to everything that happened to her wholly human. A teenager forced to adapt to horrible situations, but in heartbreaking moments, still just a kid.

Expected warnings for antisemitism, violence, and fascism, but HUGE tw for child abuse and attempted (but unsuccessful) and referenced CSA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Violence, Bullying, Death, Antisemitism, Blood, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Classism, Genocide, and War

Minor: Misogyny and Panic attacks/disorders

mp_1018's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, War, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

srukumar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Genocide, Hate crime, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is probably the best book I’ve read this year. It is incredibly dark and though I should have expected this from a book set in Nazi Germany, I didn’t. There are horrors mentioned in this book that I don’t want to imagine, but the writing is so good that it is impossible not to. The character of Sarah was interesting and conflicting. I thought her inner turmoil between being what she needed to be vs who she was was very interesting. Action was well written, the characters were interesting and I was wholly invested in Sarah’s story. I look forward to reading the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Mental illness