Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

33 reviews

24carrotgay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

I couldn’t say it:m better than the quote on the cover: “This book will break your heart and then piece it back together again.” It’s been a while since I had a good cry while reading.

However, between the heart wrenching stories of Nani and Rakhsana’s mom, the cruelty Rakhsana’s endures, Sohail’s murder, the trials of a queer Muslim Bengali-American teen, and the beautiful and hopeful ending, I was doomed to cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

lilianachristina's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Homophobia

thatsoooonana's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

boo1's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

It made me cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

bruhbruh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Anxious book that deals brilliantly with queerphobia, despair and hope. Complex characters, very well written espacially Rukhsana who is really strong and inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Outing, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Murder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Rape, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

emotional 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

Rukhsana Will do just about anything to keep her parents from finding out she’s a lesbian because she knows they will lose it, which creates tension with her girlfriend who just doesn’t understand why she can’t come out to them. A stressful but excellent read. Wasn’t a fan of the privileged/unsupportive girlfriend, and Rhukhsana’s parents suck, but still enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Outing, Confinement, Racism, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, and Emotional abuse

lilylovestoread's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Death, Lesbophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Biphobia, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Homophobia, and Hate crime

Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Misogyny

dancevera's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, and Death

shelbyteeter's review against another edition

2.5

This book was disappointing. It felt like a book about queer people written by a straight author. It needed explicit trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

archiveofrasa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Rape

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, and Child abuse