Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

5 reviews

purplepenning'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

4.25

Smart, creative, super interesting short story retellings of myths from around the world, cast into empowering, hopeful love stories from a British-West African perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexism, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Murder, and Sexual content

obfuscatress's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

Vibrant and warm. Like a kaleidoscope, this anthology shifts all the age-old familiarity of romance and myth into something that's tangible in the modern age.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder

valereads's review

funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Ableism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: War, Police brutality, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Murder

mandkips's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Racism, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Murder

eloiseisreading's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship