Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Passeggiare la notte by Leila Mottley

114 reviews

geejeebee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Police brutality, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Murder

bessadams's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm, Drug use, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, and Violence

clemben's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Violence, and Trafficking

sandysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.25

A hard-hitting read about Kiara, a young 17 year old black woman fending for herself, her father dead, her mother in a halfway house, and her brother following his music dream. Living in Oakland, with rent spiralling, she faces eviction. She looks after 9 year old Trevor, whose mother disappears for periods of time. She ends up working on the streets. Police brutality, blackmail, sexual violence are key themes. It's a dark, beautifully written work about survival, which is so difficult to read. Power and corruption,  and based on a true crime story it's a haunting debut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

ireadtoescape_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Rape, and Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Vomit, Pedophilia, Drug use, Excrement, Bullying, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Minor: Transphobia

_meeg's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Gun violence, Abandonment, Sexual content, Violence, Addiction, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, Classism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence

mlachevre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Pedophilia, and Police brutality

blckmoonlillith's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Grief, and Rape

Moderate: Death, Violence, Suicide, Mental illness, Child death, Child abuse, and Addiction

samantha1960's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? No

4.5

This story is heartbreaking and absolutely unnerving but so beautifully written it’s hard to put it down once you pick it up. Kiara is a character I’ll think back on for years to come. An unbelievable debut novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Death, and Police brutality

thisbookrox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

this book captivated me with it’s really beautiful writing. it was challenging but well worth the read. the author’s note at the end was great as well. i read this on audio and the narrator was amazing. 

definitely read CWs before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Blood, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Vomit, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use