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emmaegerb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Death
helenastinks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gore, Cursing, Death of parent, and Medical content
Minor: Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity
garynoplastie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
unablelemon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Panic attacks/disorders
nixieba25f's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
sm_moon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
rebeccajost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
My Sister, the Serial Killer is about an older sister (Korede) who lives in the shadow of her sister's (Ayoola) beauty. The book starts when Ayoola calls Korede to clean up after she has just killed a third man.
Ayoola most likely has a combination of antisocial personality disorder, and narcissism. She sees people around her for how they can make her life better, and relies on the guidance of Korede to avoid suspicion, and how to act like an empathetic person. Because of her beauty Ayoola gets away with a lot, and easily excuses her actions because of her charisma and looks. Korede, however, is the scapegoat, as she is not blessed with looks.
In this book Korede is grappling with resentment and love towards her sister, and the gravity of what she and her sister has done. The murdered man haunts Korede, and when a man in Korede's life falls for Ayoola she has to decide whether to protect this man from Ayoola, or to keep suspicion away from Ayoola.
In comp comparison to Ayoola it could be said that Korede is like any other person, just weak and always tidying up after her sister. A doormat. I disagree with this entirely. Throughout the story we are also told about their childhood and the role Korede played in it, and it was far from a passive one. Korede is calculating in her own right, always analyzing the people around her, and she is strict in how one is meant to behave both professionally and in one-on-one interactions. She struggles feeling empathy for people and seem to resent and look down on most of the people around her, except her sister. She is a huge reason why her sister is able to do what she does, and possibly the catalyst!
While the story tells us about the obviously bad deeds and disordered mind of Ayoola, Korede is just as messed up with the ease of how she cleans up after her sister, justifies her, and covers for actions even she can see are morally and ethically wrong. They are co-dependent in the worst of ways, and Korede manages in the world because she cares about appearances and understand human behavior, and Ayoola has survived because of her beauty.
A story that will keep you hooked from the first page to the last, it's almost impossible to put down.
Graphic: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Pedophilia and Fire/Fire injury
elizlizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Drug abuse