Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

5 reviews

samspur's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Ugh, throw away all the men in this book. They were written so beautifully ugly. It took me awhile to realize this was based on a true story. I think naming the villain the defendant was a good choice. It took away any celebrity status they had. Overall a really good mystery with perspectives from sapphic women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Racism

yvette_l's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Such a great read! The author does an amazing job of weaving the past into her present. Such a page turner. I couldn’t put this book down. It’s been a long time since I have read a book in a few days. If you’re looking for a book that pulls a life changing event into the present while helping herself and others.  The best part of this read- the author doesn’t write in a cheesy, predictable way. She unfolds this story in an extremely relatable and amazing prose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

imstephtacular's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Incest