Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down

18 reviews

chlo_richardson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book made me physical recoil. It is not for the light hearted but it is one worthy of a read. Trigger warning for content

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

sheeprustler's review

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Medical content, and Child death

tabbygwilson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Self harm, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

hazeyjane_2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad

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

5.0

I didn't expect to be so moved when reading this. There is an intimacy to this that I love: the same voyeuristic sense I get when reading a diary. Down takes us inside Maggie's life and builds her, failed relationship by failed relationship, escape by escape, breakage by breakage to a final, contented resolution.

The middle third dragged on a bit, but the end third picked up.

Don't be misled by the blurb - this is not a crime fiction novel; it isn't the story of a mother with Munchausen's by proxy. The prose is superb, like a spoon of honey, sweet enough but not overwrought.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child death, and Addiction

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Abortion

gemmagetson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Child death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pedophilia, Grief, Drug use, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

clarezillaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Child death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

happyhobbit1's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

smedette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

thisgirl_writes's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Abortion and Sexual assault

ecconway's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy