Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens

28 reviews

zackarinareads's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I particularly enjoyed the setting of an English boarding school in the 1930s and I get why all the young teens in the mobile library love this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail

huntress's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy

peppermintz's review

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious 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

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Fun and silly mystery book. I kinda makes me nostalgic for school and getting into stupid boarding school antics.

However, due to the time written, there is a whole bunch of random Asian micro aggressions and racism.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Xenophobia

eva_vva's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Classism

cleo_08's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia

violet_viper's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Racism, Suicide

jesshaleth's review against another edition

2.25

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Racism

gasoline_allie's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying

violet_pages's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Vomit, Pregnancy, Colonisation

bookb1itch's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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: Yes

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This series of books was in my school library before I was and I often wondered at a series about murder for tweens.  Finally, I got around to listening to it, and I feel Stevens has a real knack for presenting a murder mystery as a tutorial for readers new to the genre.  Some of the themes would appear to be inappropriate for young readers (infidelity, unmarried teacher having a baby - around WWI, adoption of said baby, teen suicide, and of course murder) but they are handled simply and without unnecessarily gory details.  At present, one of my more mature 11yo students is reading this, on the understanding that she will return it if anything is too confronting.  I'm curious as to what she will think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy