Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

15 reviews

kcarney86's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Murder, Confinement, Drug use, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Sexism, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Islamophobia, Classism, and Emotional abuse

kat_mayerovitch's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, was this ever a treat! I wasn't sure what was going on in the beginning. Was this man our antagonist? Someone else? But by the third chapter or so I was absolutely hooked, and it kept me gripped for the entire rest of the novel. 

I'm terrible at chess, but like many of the characters in this book, I'm a sucker for a good puzzle. So it doesn't matter if it's a political thriller, a twisted fantasy, or an old-fashioned heist: if you give some brilliant minds a twisted set of clues to follow, I'm here for it. Bonus that these characters manage to be so multidimensional and flawed in spite of their brilliance, a testament to Abrams's skill as an author. 

Definitely recommend this one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Terminal illness, and Murder

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The story was engaging, and the premise is very interesting. However, the writing seemed stilted. The language didn’t flow easily. She used some obscure words that threw me off kilter (or my vocabulary sucks).

I would definitely read more of Stacey Abrams’ thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dementia, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Outing, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abandonment, Stalking, Car accident, and Vomit

jenkneebee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, and Violence

lorinew1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence