Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage

129 reviews

bocco's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.75

In Yes, Daddy, Jonah dances the line between rags and riches, climbing the ladder of wealth the only way that many of us working class queers can: through our bodies. Parks-Ramage does a brilliant job conveying just how quickly survivors start reasoning away the abuse in an effort to stay sane and hold on to their life. The constant internal dialogue of “i’m doing this to survive” and “this isn’t fucking normal”, back and forth, over and over again, that damaging spiral of mental turmoil that just chips away at your mental health. He also explores the way that evangelical christianity is woven into our culture and often follows us long after we’ve left, even sometimes calling us back before falling out again. 
As a trans, queer, sexual assault survivor with religious trauma and a plethora of daddy issues, this book got to me in a way I wasn’t fully expecting. But it brought words to the things that I’ve only ever kept to myself or told few friends. So thank you. Here’s to my fellow survivors. Let’s knock ‘em dead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

hart_ley's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking

miranda_graham's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse

lucajgrainger's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

telliot's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

I really enjoyed this book, it was heart-wrenching and emotional. My perspective on Jonah shifted a few times throughout the book, but at the end I was happy he finally got an ending that felt suited to him.
Although while reading it I could help but think about how a major plot point was basically a stolen Seinfeld plot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

asreadbykhyla's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

This book was an easy 5 stars for me!!! While it was a heartbreaking story, I felt like there was so much pure truth in it as well! It was heartbreaking but also shined a light on how truly fucked up people with power can be! And while Jonah is an incredible flawed character, I really enjoyed how honest he was with us as the readers! Mace deserved better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

delecterble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest

eeefann125's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

krmeehan's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence