Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

8 reviews

sariereads's review

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Murder, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Dementia

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.25

Took a while to get good, but when it did, it was really good. Hate books like this, but we need books like this. Need to keep exposing the light on toxic masculinity and toxic male privilege. Need to stop protecting boys behaving badly and start protecting our girls more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Misogyny, Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Stalking, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

thebookdragon_taylorsversion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I hope we get more stories of this world 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Addiction, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

ghostlyprince's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Stalking, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Confinement, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Drug use, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Animal death, and Physical abuse

There's a scene where a pet hamster needs to go the hospital but it ends up fine

queen_saysan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Misogyny

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Drug use, Gaslighting, Rape, Drug abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• 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

4.0

Newly orphaned, Sade arrives at ANA and is sorted into a dorm house (kind of like Harry Potter), but the shenanigans that follow feel like HBO’s Euphoria at a boarding school in England. Just like the author’s previous book, the plot started out amazing but got confuddled after the ⅔ mark. The ending felt a little anticlimactic, and I was disappointed about the omission of the fate of some background characters. Overall, the characters and plot twists didn’t seem too far-fetched. The only truly unrealistic scene was when Sade got waist-length faux locs installed for only £80!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Drug use, Mental illness, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Violence

daniellereadslikealot_'s review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

There so much more to this book than meets the eye and I’m so happy I read it. What started off as a mystery of a missing girl turns into a really complex and nuanced look at classism, sexism and racism. I thought Sade was a really intriguing character and I enjoyed being inside her head. I loved her friendship with Baz so much. I loved the boarding school setting and the atmospheric feel it had. My only complaint was that the pacing was a little strange. The disappearance happens pretty fast and then for the majority of the middle, it’s a lot of slower paced set up and Sade getting to know the other students. Which, I do think is important to the story, but I think it could have been condensed a bit to make the story progress a bit quicker in the middle. However, around 60 some percent, the story gets going and GET READY. This story will infuriate you at times and it’s supposed to. This definitely won’t be my last book by Àbíké-Ìyìmìdè. 

TW: animal death, rape, sexual assault, violence, suicide, sexism, classism 

Thank you to NetGalley and Feiwel and Friends for an advanced digital reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Suicide