Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

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14 reviews

gabyleyendo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Classism, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Blood, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide attempt, Outing, Police brutality, and Self harm

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was absolutely not what I expected it to be. It was thrilling, infuriating, and heartbreaking all at the same time. I thought some of the author’s beliefs were maybe spelled out a little too much rather than being less obvious and allowing the reader to come to the same conclusion but because of the subject matter and the target audience, I understand why it’s written that way. Also, there were a few scenes that were written in a way that felt too over the top and unbelievable to me, but being a white woman, it could be that my limited personal experience with racism has created a blindspot that disallows me to see something like those scenes actually happening in real life. Despite the two critiques of this novel, I really enjoyed it. It was fast paced and interesting and I think teenagers will really enjoy it and adults could really learn from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Stalking, Child death, Gun violence, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Murder, Police brutality, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Abandonment, and Grief

tetsueki's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Racism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Outing

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

sonoma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Death, Medical content, Police brutality, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Fatphobia, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

luananki's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

ace of spades made me feel angry, disgusted and sad. it took me a while to get into it and it could’ve been kept shorter in my opinion. it was especially frustrating how long it took the characters to talk to each other. other than that i enjoyed ace of spades a lot.

i loved chiamaka and devon and that we got to see the mystery unravel from both perspectives. they’re very different but that’s what i appreciated the most. i also loved how the lgbt+ topic was approached. it obviously played a huge role in everything but it didn’t feel forced in any way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Stalking, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

booksbyantheia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

Paranoia, empatía, conocimiento.

(Reseña en construcción)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Medical content, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Slavery, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

anapthine's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Murder, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and Stalking

Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Gun violence

nikexistiertnik'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

the book started a bit slow at first, and i didn't really like the setting in the beginning, but then it sucked me in.
i can't count the times i've been shocked, horrified, disgusted, and although it seemed a little all over the place, i didn't want to stop reading.
i loved the different perspectives we got with chiamaka and devon, and i am so incredibly grateful that the author provided trigger warnings in the beginning of the book!
also, i think i just really want to watch get out now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Outing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Bullying, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Racism, Hate crime, Death of parent, Car accident, Blood, Gaslighting, Violence, Racial slurs, Outing, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Child abuse

parkyparkpark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Classism, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Car accident, Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Racial slurs