Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

19 reviews

thejuliette's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Medical content, Death, Abortion, Torture, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage and Infertility

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Torture, Violence, War, Colonisation, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Child death, Death, Body horror, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Abortion, Vomit, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

taviarz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I think I just expected something different when I went into it and to see actual magic. I also didn’t understand the point of putting May’s chapters in first person. There were also some sloppy points during the end. The book was emotional and complex but in the end I think it just didn’t hit for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gore, and Medical content

Moderate: War

beehan__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Racism, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence and Abortion

rescudde's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

wellreadjill_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Death

mvrcellv's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-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

4.0

Rep: Black female MC, Black/biracial male love interest, Black and biracial supporting cast.

CWs: Abortion, alcohol consumption, alcoholism, blood, death/death of parent, domestic abuse, fire, infidelity, injury/injury detail, medical content, miscarriage/stillbirth, misogyny, murder, pregnancy, racial slurs, racism, rape, consensual sexual content, slavery, violence, war. Moderate: gore, torture, lynching. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gore and Torture

leah_alexandra's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I thought this story was told beautifully and was really well-executed. I liked how the bulk of the story takes place in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. It was really interesting to see how much changed for these people, but still how much was the same. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery