Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

89 reviews

florenceassetto's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

i LOVED this book oh my gosh i (almost) cried so many times and it was just such a REAL portrayal of feelings that i think all black women have about dating (and white boys - special thanks to my ex for making it specially relatable!!) but it was just such a special piece of literature and i would recommend EVERY TIME! i won't lie, it did take me a bit of time to get into it and the first half of the book was most definitely more challenging to get through than the second but all in all i did really enjoy it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

mrjsddk's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Wanted to like the book so bad, since I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about it by people who’s opinion I value. Sadly, I am left disappointed. I find the portrayal of Queenie a little shallow, there could have been more depth. The whole story is giving me major pick-me vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

tetedump's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

emotional

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

zoerobo's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was way darker than I was expecting and I think some of the plot points were a bit underdeveloped like Queenie's background. It didn't bowl me over but wasn't awful either. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

quinn12_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

marissab's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

Overall, I didn't really care for it. I liked the growth of Queenie's character, but that's about it. Queenie made decisions that frustrated me a lot throughout, but I'm glad her character was able to work on herself by the end and get to a better place. I think I'm just the wrong audience for this book because there are very important discussions being made throughout in terms of race (especially race relations outside the u.s. in other predom white countries), trauma, and relationships. I just could've done without so much revolving around sex. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Abandonment

plueschi77's review

So. Much. Trauma. 
It’s not specifically anything that triggers me, but this is too much for me right now. To me, this feels more like a chore to read, rather than me actually being invested in the story. (Not poorly written or anything, just currently not for me) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment