Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

43 reviews

skogsheks's review

dark sad

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

phoebebrainrot's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

5.0

wow wow wow wow
such a poignant novel, you almost don’t have words. beautifully written and morbidly true. definitely worth a read. allow yourself to be uncomfortable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

kurojiri's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? N/A

4.0

The audiobook was fantastic and made it very atmospheric.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Torture

elfcurrentlyreading's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

beasneaz's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Hate crime, Rape, Suicide, and Torture

megmccreery's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I wish the first half had been as good and interesting as the second half. The pacing was just weird overall, and I wasn’t a huge fan of Mira. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

kati_armstrong's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

kaneebli's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

libraryoflanelle's review against another edition

3.0

Quick casual review ahead:

This book was very mid and honestly a little forgettable. I had a fun enough time listening and was definitely hooked enough to want to find out what happened. However, I felt like the themes around enslavement and white supremacy could have been explored in a lot more depth. I simultaneously felt that I could have enjoyed the storyline significantly more in a short story form as there were many aspects of the overarching plot that were predictable and drawn out.

Overall I had a fun enough time but was very much left wanting more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, and Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

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

3.5

Mira was an unlikeable FMC who gave ‘go along to get along’ vibes until 75% in, plus I wasn’t a fan of the romance subplot. This was less intentional horror and more like accurately writing about Black history is naturally horrific (i.e. the skinning scene). It felt like the author was overwhelmed with multiple ideas and didn’t know how to adequately wrap them up, leading to an abrupt ending. I wish there was more time spent on the character dynamics, but the rest of the premise was strong enough to balance it out for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Rape