Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Rain City Lights by Marissa Harrison

5 reviews

meganmsmart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Won this in a story graph giveaway.

I overall liked it but the parts with Sasha and Tommy felt a bit queer-baity to me. I didn't really understand why Monti loved Sasha but all the characters are flawed in their own ways and the exploration of their flaws are a main theme of the book. I wouldn't say they were likeable, but they were human. 

I think the author has a lot of promise for any future works but maybe more care could be taken with LGBTQ+ identities and stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gore

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Incest, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Self harm, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Addiction, Racism, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Stalking, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Homophobia, Drug use, and Child abuse

tinyplanet's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Murder, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Rape, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

pizzapie's review against another edition

dark tense 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

The book was written fine. I just really didn't like the romance because it was very toxic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death and Death of parent

bek_p87's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

3.0

This book was just okay. The dialogue was unrealistic and the prose wasn't excellent, but the storyline had enough to keep me reading. Even so, I wasn't surprised by any of the plot points. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Incest

hollyplayer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I feel dumb for not identifying the culprit sooner but maybe that just means Marissa Harrison's writing was doing something right!! I loved all the short POVs to understand and develop each character and what they brought to the story. Very good mystery read with great character arcs.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Rape, Drug use, and Racial slurs