Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

One of the Good Ones by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite

12 reviews

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Hate crime, Gun violence, Police brutality, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Lesbophobia, and Confinement

shayda's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.5

I enjoyed the plot and writing. The characters all had very well rounded personalities and had intricate journeys. Which i found impressive as all of them had different perspectives and values. 

The conversations of grief, family, racism and black history was all thought provoking and insightful. 

I was very much thrown for a curve at the halfway point when the reveal shifts the story and it was very well done. 

I will be keeping an eye on this authors!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Confinement

churrosmom's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Torture, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: War and Vomit

amandalee0429's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

This book was more than I expected. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Stalking

19becky97's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Blood

onemamareads's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/one-of-the-good-ones

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Police brutality, Homophobia, Confinement, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Stalking

serendipitysbooks's review

challenging emotional reflective

3.5

 After Kezia dies in police custody following an unjustified arrest her two sisters and two closest friends make a road trip she had planned in her honour. I really liked some of the smart race commentary in this one and the historical fiction element but there were too many jumps in time and in the point of view for me. And I wasn’t a fan of the big plot twist. Possibly this book just tried to cover too much ground for my personal taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

sanjariti's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

spiritedfaraway's review

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Hate crime, Drug use, and Murder

butyougotmysoul's review

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. This was not what I expected when I started this book but it was so so well written and the story was deeply engaging. I highly recommend this for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Violence