Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Slay by Brittney Morris

6 reviews

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder and Racial slurs

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual content

cookiecat73's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Cancer, Classism, Misogyny, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Drug use, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Homophobia

quinn22's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Murder, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, and Ableism

anacereading's review

adventurous emotional fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Police brutality

butyougotmysoul's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was really well written, engaging, and exciting.  There were several parts that I felt were a bit extraneous and didn't add too much to the story, but it was negligible when compared with the overall book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Child death, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, and Police brutality

thebooksanctum's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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

5.0

Incredible, just incredible. I read it in a day, learnt so much, and nearly cried multiple times! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Hate crime

Minor: Police brutality