Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson

8 reviews

beccaand's review

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Gore, Racism, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, War, and Sexual content

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

This book, y'all. This book. It's mysterious. It's angry. It' complex. I loved it. I was loving it.

And then the last 10 pages! wtf?

I still do love it. But also I feel like it punched me directly in the face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Gore, Pregnancy, Blood, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, War, Death of parent, Slavery, Drug use, Medical content, and Sexual violence

rhhapsodos's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: War, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

laguerrelewis's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

This is a very dark and well written noir-type story. The characters were all very interesting, and I love a good rotation of narrators. The writing is a little hard to jump into as someone who reads books a little faster paced than this, but that is more of a mark on my taste than the quality of this story. Gorgeously written and incredibly thought provoking, if you can handle the dark underbelly of this world I definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Alcohol, Blood, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault

notladylike's review

challenging dark slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

mandkips's review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

aardwyrm's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Gore, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

alopexi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual content, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs