Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

102 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I really liked this book. I think the premise was interesting and the development of the story was cool. My issues stems from characters. Neither sister is particularly likable and neither is anyone else in this story. Pretty much everyone is a villain in my eyes. The doctor leads the main character on, the sister manipulates everyone, the mom coddles the younger sister, all of the coworkers seem either lazy or rude, the dad needs no explanation, and the main character can't decide whether to defend her sister or tell on her. I think this is another case of a book benefiting from some more content. It's still a good book just not the best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

ashburttt's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Murder

cheyreadsthings's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, and Death of parent

grebegirl's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I read this book in 2hrs on a flight. It has me invested yet torn straight away. The characters are morally grey and maybe it's a cultural difference but I found it difficult to understand the main character's motivation, I guess because the sister didn't really seem to have any redeeming characteristics. Would I do the same for my sister, who has a lot good qualities.. 😅 Definitely food for thought. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

giulia_bis's review

adventurous informative mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Murder, and Death

the_purple_hirple's review

dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Medical content

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Medical content

readbycarina's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Infidelity

dibiz116's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Violence, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Emotional abuse

asinglebird's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying