Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan

38 reviews

hkroska's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

pink_alex's review

emotional 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

5.0

Cassidy Holmes became famous taking part in a casting show. She didn’t win. 
Later she joined “Gloss” - a girl band and global phenomenon. She made her drama come true and paid the price for it. She worked hard until she left the band in the middle of a tour - without giving a reason. 
Now, she died by suicide. 
Her former bandmates come together, dealing with their grief, unraveling their past, trying to find answers to their questions. 
The story follows the remaining band members after Cassidy’s death and tells Cassidy’s story from her rise and fall in the public eye. 
I really enjoyed the book because it shines a light on all the different aspects of being famous, living in the public eye and the individual prices the band members have to pay. I really enjoyed learning about the different lives of the four girls and would have loved to learn more about them. 
The story is heavy, tense and sad. It covers many difficult topics and might be triggering for some. Still, it is a really good and necessary story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

jennastopreading's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Stalking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Vomit, and Outing

amberjackonski's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug use and Homophobia

fionamatilda's review

dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pregnancy

cokester's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder

louiepotterbook's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

readbycarina's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury