Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia

56 reviews

cakehatwombat's review against another edition

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

4.0

I'm not one much for murder mysteries, but I picked it up for the setting + protagonist, and ultimately I enjoyed it. While I don't think it's what she personally would want, I do kind of want to see the protag as a noir detective now, chain smoking in her suit and trench coat. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder

cleot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Child death, Racism, Death, Murder, and Sexual violence

filmcritic23's review

dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

leanne_miron's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

social_eyes's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Racial slurs

hailstorm3812's review

dark mysterious 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

3.75

This has such great characters and vibes that it carries it through a lackluster mystery. I love Louise and her friends and journey, and the rich painting the author set. I do wish structurally the second half had gotten another editing pass. It started to feel like things were just happening without adding more to the mystery or raising the stakes.

I really don't think Celia had to die. Louise was already desperate to stop him and on to him, and didn't need extra motivation and her ouiji plan was so odd. I feel like we set up some mystery around Celia's boy and Josie's disappearances and her original kidnapping that we were going to play into but didn't. I think kidnapping one or both of the twins would have been better to up the stakes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Racism, Stalking, Murder, Violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Gun violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent

heather667's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexism, Trafficking, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Rape

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, War, Cultural appropriation, and Adult/minor relationship

zoepagereader's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I had high hopes for this going in, how could I not when it’s a historical fiction mystery set New York during the Harlem Renaissance? But unfortunately, it did not live up to my expectations. I did not fully under any of the characters and felt that all of them had only been written at the surface of their stories. I still don’t really understand the motive for murder and still think it should have been someone else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Minor: Body horror

mybeevenme's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Stalking, and Hate crime

thirdeyeangel23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I’m obsessed with this world! Louise is known as a hero in Harlem after escaping her kidnapper in her teens. Life has calmed down for Louise until young girls are suddenly being left for dead outside of her workplace. In a turn of events, Louise is forced into investigating this case with local law enforcement and nothing is as it seems. This mystery is brimming with the charm of the Harlem Renaissance while delivering fast paced twists and turns. I love Louise and her band of misfits!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Murder, Child death, Alcohol, Death, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny