Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

20 reviews

persimmons's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Stalking, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Genocide, Drug abuse, and Cultural appropriation

kaylamoran's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a lot.  Wow.
I've seen a lot of white reviewers complain that this book wasn't thrilling, wasn't creepy.  As a white person myself I'd just like to ask if they read the same book.  This book was the definition of unsettling.  The creepiness, the dread, it starts in chapter one and never stops from there.
I loved Sydney and Theo.  I loved how easily I could get into both of their minds, how well fleshed out and how human they both were.  Both were so flawed but had such good intentions, and I was rooting for them both the entire time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

hillarydanielle's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Great blend of real world gentrification and racism in action with a thriller/suspense story line. 

The ending was a bit too quick and convenient compared to the slow build up and long character development

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Domestic abuse

rosebud_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

I think about this book alot and have been wanting to talk about it alot. The thriller elements definitely stressed me out, in a good way? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Hate crime, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Xenophobia

bookish_coffee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book. Such a great first thriller to start the year. The obvious message of the book was there, and the micro aggressions from even the “good guys” pushes the narrative forward. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Death, Racism, and Sexual content

corinnereads7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Racism

whatiskatelynreading's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Racism, Slavery, Genocide, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, and Police brutality

bexshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Dementia, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Alyssa Cole, who simply cannot pick a slay, has come for my edges yet again. I was so haunted and enthralled by this book the whole way through. As with her other books, this was very well researched. I also genuinely didn't know what was going to happen throughout. I do hope that this gets turned into a movie or TV show. I just loved this so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit and Excrement

Gentrification,

Suicide

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Mass shooting

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Financial abuse

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Medical racism

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Gaslighting

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Emotional abuse

bookishnatalia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Kidnapping, Xenophobia, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence