Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

70 reviews

rachelellis's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Outing

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Police brutality

spookily's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Slavery, Medical content, Car accident, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

onemamareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/we-deserve-monuments

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

purple_crayon's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

4.75

I enjoyed this book a great deal and would recommend it. My only criticism is that the

racial undertones

could have been explored more deeply and explicitly. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Racism, Police brutality, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Abandonment

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

One of my favorite books of the year. And this audiobook narrator is a new favorite.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Classism

lasafica_reads's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual assault

powellki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

cboddie's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

8th & up

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Terminal illness

Moderate: Police brutality

anneliedip's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Vomit, Police brutality, and Murder