Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

77 reviews

camdelo96's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

sarahjane1077's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, and Violence

georgiamarshall1's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Rape

emsky's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Murder

tnociti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Rape

mck_belle's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

If the quality of a book is based on how much it makes you feel, this one takes the cake. Wow. Absolutely breathtaking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape and Drug abuse

ceejcook's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual violence

emilily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Child death, Grief, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Colonisation and Classism

hyperbooktivity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Hard to swallow moments, beautifully written, could not put this book down. I’m looking forward to Cherie’s next novels!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape

cassandrackcity's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence