Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Wahala by Nikki May

5 reviews

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

graceev's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking and Abortion

Abusive relationship

ashyyy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The writing was easily digestible and I loved the three main friends' dynamic. Although the ending was incredible and made me want to yell at the characters for their choices, I found the beginning a little slower than I'd have liked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Grief, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

xlivinglikejen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

I almost DNF’d this one because the beginning was a bit slow. To be fair, you were being introduced to Simi, Ronke & Boo and their lives and for a second i was confused about where the book was headed. I’m really glad I kept reading because holy s*** did this get crazy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

brazenbookbabe's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

This book was so good! A story of three long term friends that start having trouble after a new woman joins their friend group. The story explores so many topics but does not feel overstretched and the ending was so good! Highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Emotional abuse