Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

6 reviews

beccaand's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Child death, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Minor: Domestic abuse

vonni's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racism, Self harm, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Cancer, Medical content, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Gore

reviewsandreadathons's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Racism, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Miscarriage, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Child death, Animal death, Confinement, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Rape, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

Use of slurs is reclaimed. Institutionalization refers to imprisonment/incarceration.

laurajones's review

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, and Miscarriage

Minor: Domestic abuse

skylaturner's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence