Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters

9 reviews

sbbailey's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

amazing writing, horrible at plot building 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Murder, Outing, and Toxic friendship

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

While underdeveloped, this revenge-fantasy thriller proves grimly satisfying with compelling characters and intriguing twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse and Rape

phoenixlovesbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

I really liked this sapphic thriller, and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Alcohol

xmel99's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The book was not at all what I expected it to be and I found it really hard to get into during the first half of the book. Whilst the overall theme of the story was good, I felt like this book had a lot more potential. The last few chapters were the most interesting, but they felt very rushed. The ending is open-ended allowing for the reading to develop their own conclusion (or for a second book). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic relationship and Stalking

t0rixoxo's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault

Minor: Lesbophobia

jessicastreet's review

slow-paced

1.5

Very hard to finish this book. Slow plot with little sustenance until the last 20 pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

calamitywindpetal's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Outing, and Sexual harassment

thewizardofbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

Missing Dead Girls is a story about revenge, love, and trauma. It's about how to deal with the aftermath of a bad choice. The anticipation of what you know is going to happen keeps you on the edge waiting to fall. Trying not to get too attached to the character you know from the first chapter, is going to meet a violent end. 

If you skip the first chapter, this book starts like a messed up summer romance. Both Tillie and Maddison have baggage and past traumas. They become the kind of couple that are both perfect for one another while also being a bomb just waiting to destroy the other. I was left in constant anticipation, waiting for Tillie's past to be revealed and for Maddison to die. Neither character is particularly likeable, but still characters you want to get to know. 

With writing that is at times poetic, with lines that pack a punch, Missing Dead Girls is a story you wont want to stop reading. The kind of story that grows on you bit by bit. That tells you its secrets only for you to question their validity. And that punches you in the gut when the time is right. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content

theravengirls's review

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia