Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

51 reviews

ldavis519's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

5.0

LOVED this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Dementia, and Abandonment

autumnpayne's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

2.5

Some parts felt too long while the ending felt rushed. Not in love with the book but appreciate the story and lessoned learned by the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

sarah_amy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book both had and broke my heart. I cared so much about Rill/May, her siblings and all the other children, and Avery's investigation among it all. I went in completely blind with this book, so was floored to know this is based on real events and that Georgia Tann was the person behind all the horror. I was less interested in the political side of it all and the romance felt a bit forced (not a bad match, just unnecessary). It would have been a 5 star on the investigation and flashbacks to Rill/May's past alone, but the politics/romance almost felt like I was being interrupted by a side story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Based on the child trafficking/illegal adoption agency of Georgia Tann. Lots of details of abuse and allusions to death that went on in the foster homes involved. Many of these children were adopted out illegally and without the consent of the birth parents - some were outright stolen like in this story.

fragrant_stars's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

would've rated it higher if not for the timeskipping back and forth between present and past. was not all that invested in the present day bits of the story, felt like a hindrance at some points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

corriejn's review against another edition

4.75

I was familiar with historical human Georgia Tann before, and found this to be both well-told story (or pair of intertwining stories-- one from the late 1930s and one modern-day) and specifically a compassionate, poignant humanization of how Tann may have impacted individuals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

mikzob's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

zumpers's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

clarecarmel's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

jacquibear's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Dementia, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury