Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

58 reviews

haleybyman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

sydneybedell's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Hate crime, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual violence

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, Outing, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Homophobia, Drug use, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death of parent, Biphobia, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Grief, Addiction, Abandonment, Murder, and Hate crime

kristinallard's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

sdunn13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Biphobia, and Bullying

carolinalopezwatt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Racism

Minor: Police brutality

davidrb's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was the first book I was able to finish this year, and it was devastating. It's just as much a mystery as a family drama, and engaged me like nothing else. It got to the point where just the title of a chapter/the return of a character's POV made me gasp. Highly, highly, highly recommend. Don't be daunted by the length: it flies by. (That said, it's extremely heavy!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Colonisation, Abandonment, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Biphobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

With regards to "police brutality": antiblack systemic racism by the police is a recurring theme. No violence is shown directly, but the possibility is discussed in detail.

kporo23's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Racism

chambersaurusrx's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse