Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton

5 reviews

abumblebeee's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, and Sexual violence

starry2013's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment

kloughlin's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape and Police brutality

Minor: Vomit, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Mental illness

ezraaa's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked this far more than the previous book in the series as well as this book made me hate Richard less. I don’t really know why I read this series but I can’t stop. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Police brutality

Moderate: Mental illness and Misogyny

ireadinbed's review

adventurous dark funny tense 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

5.0

*reread oct 2022* 
Honestly this reread was a doozy. 

I really hate that the set up for the book is a false rape accusation. Personally thats a plotline i would rather people just avoid unless they are going to touch on the realities of how race affects the small amount of false accusations. 

Its been done more than enough. So i started out with a really negative opinion.

I enjoyed the examinations of personal faith, and continued world building. The spice in this book works fir me particularly well . . .but the introduction of the primary villain occurs WAY too late in the book and it rushes the final act. 

Just mixed feelings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Rape

Minor: Racism