Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Wahala by Nikki May

8 reviews

jtpgdavey's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Car accident, Blood, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, and Stalking

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

• 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

3.0

Simi daftly reconnects with her former childhood best friend–her alobam–and brings her into the fold. It was obvious from the beginning that Isobel was a weirdo and that a friend group established from being mixed race was already a shaky foundation, so the chaos she cooked up was light work. The way Boo & Simi downrated Ronke was infuriating, because she was truly the most likeable character. She was the only one satisfied with her life but suffered the most. I liked the first half of the book, but the plot got more unbelievable as it went on. I didn’t like the ending at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Racism, and Body shaming

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Abortion, Bullying, Violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Infertility

meganmsmart's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

The characters are mostly terrible to each other, and there's so much racism, colorism, fatphobia, and general meanness of the main voices that it was hard to sympathize when their lives fell apart from their own choices. Only really liked Ronke, who deserves better than this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Racism, Classism, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Death, Blood, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Grief

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Abortion, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

bookobsessedmommy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I was so frustrated with these characters, but invested in seeing how they come out on the other side. Much like an episode of Three's Company, a LOT could have been solved if people just talked to each other, but that's why the interloper insists on secrecy. The ending was super disappointing. It felt truncated and rushed. After hours of learning the intricacies of their lives, we get a once sentence wrap up per person. I wish it would have been as well thought out as the book itself. All the twists/coincidences weren't completely believable (nor people's reactions to them), but a more robust conclusion could have made it less noticeable. Prepare to spend the entire book yelling at the main characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Classism, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Cursing

yolie's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The book spends a lot of time building up the tension to this “tragic event” forboded in the synopsis and introduced early on into the book. However, when the incident occurs it is dealt with rather swiftly and makes the ending seem rushed and unsatisfactory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Violence, Fatphobia, Racism, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Death, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

dionnesims's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

The end of this book was one of the worst endings I've read in a long time. None of the characters were likable, and anything that could be considered character growth didn't happen until the final 20 pages. Also the characters are weirdly racist despite being written by a mixed-race person? I wouldn't read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, and Classism

simpleexplorations's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Car accident, Infidelity, and Abortion