Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

21 reviews

cookie_lover's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Very good book, read in 2-3 days. Interesting formatting - story is told via emails and texts. Not quite a 5 star, the formatting lost me a couple of times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Vomit

rebeccadiv's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I had SO MUCH FUN reading this book and I cannot wait to get to her others. It was such a cool concept and I really enjoyed the whole process. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Medical trauma

jazhandz's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction and Sexual violence

Graphic description of childhood illness/terminal cancer; a brief but detailed description of a pet medical emergency, including discussion of the pet dying.

notlikethebeer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was such a fun and quick read! I really enjoyed the epistolary form, especially combined with the sections between Charlotte and Femi where they're reviewing the evidence in what feels like real time. And setting it in a small town drama club was a stroke of British genius tbh. There's no doubt that I'll be reading more from Janice Hallett!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Child death

lollymac's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Colonisation

mclairemcc's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Murder

gracenicole912's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

So engaging and unique. Great format for a crime/mystery book. Haven’t read anything like it. Idk how I feel about the ending, and I wish there was more legal analysis, but that’s just me. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence and War

So unique and engaging. Great format for a mystery/crime book. Like nothing I’ve read before. Idk how I feel about the ending, and I wish there was more legal analysis (but that’s just me).

hward's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and War

helena_chris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Amazing book and super cleverly written. It's almost like one of those murder mystery game boxes. However: there are some major content warnings beyond the murder mystery part, including suicide, chronic illness, child death, and sexual assault. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit

gabi_tron's review against another edition

challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma